Overview
This handbook is designed to assist teachers in New Brunswick schools to create a lesson on human rights. The lesson may be included in a course or learning unit at the middle and high-school levels within the existing curricula of Social Studies, Law, Modern History, Political Science, Canadian History, or World Issues.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this lesson, students will:
- Understand the background and meaning of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
- Know about the life and legacy of John Peters Humphrey of Hampton, New Brunswick.
- Learn basic facts about the New Brunswick Human Rights Act.
- Recognize the basic differences between international and national human rights systems.
- Acquire knowledge of core human rights vocabulary, principles, values, and concepts.
- Connect key human rights ideas with their own lived experiences.
Instructions
- Apply handbook materials to current curricula, or;
- If teachers cannot use the entire lesson due to curriculum priorities or other constraints, they can integrate its relevant sections and incorporate them as shorter instructional units within their teaching schedules.
Key Highlights
This handbook includes 3 units:
- Unit 1: Understanding the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Unit 2: John Peters Humphrey – Life and Legacy
- Unit 3: Introduction to the New Brunswick Human Rights Act