LIFT OFF - Cross Border Human Rights Education Initiative
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Welcome to the website for the LIFT OFF Initiative! This is an innovative and exciting initiative for primary schools in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland which uses human rights principles to support teaching and learning within the framework of the curricula in both jurisdictions.Teachers and principals have been at the vanguard of LIFT OFF since its inception in 2001. They have not only written and piloted the materials for use in the primary school classroom but also undertaken whole school projects which have ensured that the ethos of human rights informs policy and practice throughout the school. The initiative has received rave reviews from teachers, principals, academics (and children!) across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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“I believe that our pupils have gained immensely from being involved in this programme. They have learned that everyone should be given equal respect and equal opportunities and this is reflected in their behaviour both inside and outside the classroom.”
– Class Teacher  
Pupils at Glencraig Integrated School in Holywood County Down, showcased Lift Off as a world-beating human rights project. Primary 7 pupils demonstrated their learning through the Lift Off schools project with an assembly including singing and drama followed by classroom activities.
Each month for 2010, NICCY, The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People will be focusing on a specific theme which affects children’s rights in Northern Ireland, more details can be found here.
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