Intermediate Objective
- To learn about certain international organisations who are fighting against child exploitation
Specific Objectives
- To match numerous organisations that fight against child exploitation with their logos (internet)
- To explain the role of each international organisation (internet and in class)
- To name actions that one can take to fight against the exploitation of child labour (in class)
- To name government policies in Quebec that deal with child labour
Content
- Organisations' Logos: WHO, CIDA, CS/TR, UN, , UNICEF, WLO, and
- A description of the organisations
- Actions to take to fight against child labour
Cross Curricular Competencies
- Developing critical thinking skills
- Using information
- Using information and communication technologies
Proposed Educational Scenario
- Ask students if they are part of an organisation such as a hockey club or an intramural sports team, or a band, for example.
- Highlight that adults also form groups in order to defend their interests. For example, UNICEF defends children, and collects money each halloween for children.
- Introduce Carl, a young boy from Canada who works selling chocolate, and who will help them learn about various organisations helping children through the activity "Organisations Helping Children"
- Give the students the internet address in order to directly access the educational activity:
During the on-line activity the students will be asked to:
- Match the logos with their corresponding organisations
- Visit the web-sites of the organisations
- Take the students' comments about the on-line activity
- Ask the students to name the organisations that they learned about through the activity
- Explain actions that one can take to fight against the exploitation of child labour
- Conclude by explaining the employment laws in place in Quebec
Reference Texts
- Organisations helping children
- Proposed actions
- Child labour policy in Quebec
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