Communities of Learning Openess and Understanding through Rights
Our school was invited to take part in the Peace Plus Cross Border Cross Community Project. This project is entitled Colours and is sponsored by the Irish Government, the UK Government and the Northern Ireland Assembly.
UNICEF Ireland is the lead group for the project. It is based on the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child. The aim is that Deravoy School will become a Rights Respecting School along with the two other schools in our cluster. They are St. Mary Primary School Aughnacloy and Aghadarragh Primary School. The project will be led by the student councils from the three schools. The children will learn about the different rights contained in the Convention and will become aware of the importance of respecting other children’s rights.
The first meet up of the student councils took place in our school. The children introduced themselves and spoke of their talents and hobbies in some ‘getting to know each other’ activities. They also had a walk around the school and explored the facilities and environment of the school. Hopefully the children will grow in friendship as the project progresses. Further meeting will take place in the other schools throughout the year. The student councils will be informing the other children about the UN convention. They will also be able to explain to parents and the school community about our Colours Project.
