Politics / Civics, Primary School

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Children’s Rights in Germany
Projects of Pupils
25 years have passed since the Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted unanimously by almost all countries of the world. This anniversary is being celebrated at Schloss Bellevue in Berlin. In the course of this, several groups of children are presenting their projects to the Federal President and his partner. But people are also reminded not to forget what exactly was agreed upon at that time. For children's rights are not always and everywhere respected as agreed upon in the Convention back then. The invitation to Schloss Bellevue, to the Federal President and his partner, shows the groups that support children's rights together with UNICEF the importance and value of their work. Without the commitment of many individuals nothing would change in this world and their commitment helps many children worldwide to have a better life.
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Curriculum-centred and oriented towards educational standards
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Peer Mediation
Lena and Max attend the 7th form. Max is new in class. During a break, Max notices that Lena and her friend are laughing at him again. Max loses his temper! He slaps Lena in the face. That hurts and Lena runs back into the classroom with a red cheek. The growing conflict between the two has escalated. Just like Lena and Max, every day pupils all over Germany have rows with each other. At the Heinrich Hertz Gymnasium in Thuringia, pupils have been trained as mediators for years. At set hours, they are in a room made available by the school specifically for mediation purposes. The film describes the growing conflict between Max and Lena and shows a mediation using their example. In doing so, the terms “conflict” and “peer mediation” are explained in a non-technical way. The aims of peer mediation and its progress in five steps as well as the mediators’ tasks are illustrated. The art of asking questions and “mirroring”, which the mediators must know, is described and explained. Together with the comprehensive accompanying material, the DVD is a suitable medium to introduce peer mediation at your school, too.
Stalking
n Germany, 12 % of all federal citizens are pursued by a stalker once in their lives. And not only celebrities are among their victims! Everyone may be confronted with such a situation.
