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The Convention on the Rights of the Child
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted and opened for signature on the 20th of November 1989. The rights of the child have always guided the work of Maria Montessori. AMI aims to mark the 30th Anniversary of this milestone by producing a declaration and a global Montessori book, highlighting the work of Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) and Educateurs sans Frontières (EsF).
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Declaration
We, participants of Educateurs sans Frontières, strive to promote the rights of the child throughout the world, irrespective of race, religion, political and social beliefs and in particular Article 30 of the Convention.
We recognise and will support the capacity of each and every child to grow to their full potential.
We draw our inspiration and commitment from the work of Maria Montessori, and from the Convention on the Rights of the Child. We recognise that many children still suffer deprivation, discrimination and exclusion and as a consequence lack the opportunities to grow to their full potential.
In co-celebration with the 30th anniversary of the Convention, and in recognition of its ratification by nearly every country in the world, we commit to promoting the rights of ALL children as articulated in the Convention within the communities in which we work; we commit to creating environments in which all children with whom we work will have the possibility of participating and developing their own understanding of their rights, in part through making available to them child friendly versions of the Convention.
We recognise and will support the capacity of each and every child to grow to their full potential.
We draw our inspiration and commitment from the work of Maria Montessori, and from the Convention on the Rights of the Child. We recognise that many children still suffer deprivation, discrimination and exclusion and as a consequence lack the opportunities to grow to their full potential.
In co-celebration with the 30th anniversary of the Convention, and in recognition of its ratification by nearly every country in the world, we commit to promoting the rights of ALL children as articulated in the Convention within the communities in which we work; we commit to creating environments in which all children with whom we work will have the possibility of participating and developing their own understanding of their rights, in part through making available to them child friendly versions of the Convention.
To visualise the importance and raise awareness on the Convention, we aim to create the Montessori Book for Children's Rights, produced by the children of the world, demonstrating what the different articles of the convention mean to them. Every child can participate in the creation of this digital book.
To visualise the importance and raise awareness on the Convention, we aim to create the Montessori Book for Children's Rights, produced by the children of the world, demonstrating what the different articles of the convention mean to them. Every child can participate in the creation of this digital book.
You have the right to education.
You have the right to education which tries to develop your personality and abilities as much as possible and encourages you to respect other people's rights and values and to respect the environment.
If you come from a minority group, because of your race, religion or language, you have the right to enjoy your own culture, practise your own religion, and use your own language.
"Directing our action toward mankind means, first and foremost, doing so with regard to the child. The child, that 'forgotten citizen', must be appreciated in accordance with his true value. His rights as a human being who shapes all of mankind must become sacred, and the secret laws of his normal psychic development must light the way for civilisation".
Maria Montessori
Education and Peace
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