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Centre international de formation pour l'enseignement des droits de l'homme et de la paix

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING CENTER ON HUMAN RIGHTS
AND PEACE TEACHING

18th International Training
Session on Human Rights and Peace Education

Geneva, 9 - 15 July 2000

with the financial support of

the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Bern,
and the Council of Europe, Strasbourg

THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION :
OBJECTIVES, STAKES AND PERSPECTIVES

Programme

Participants at the 18th Session are required to register for one of the two language groups: English or French. The sections run parallel programmes, with a common timetable. You are expected to remain in the group you first choose.

Sunday - Monday -Tuesday - Wednesdayi - Thursday - Friday - Saturday

Sunday, 9 July 2000

15h00 - 17h30* -Registration at the Château de Bossey

18h30* Dinner

19h30 - 20h00*- INTRODUCTION OF THE PARTICIPANTS

- Joshua COOPER - Joshua COOPER, Teacher, Hawaii, USA

- Rafik BOUALAM, Facilitator and Community Mediator, Montreal, Canada

20h30 - 21h30 - MEETING OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING SECTION

- Andrés GUERRERO, Education Adviser, UNICEF, New York

- Joshua COOPER

- Suzanne GALL, Consultant to CIFEDHOP, Switzerland

Monday, 10 July 2000 EXPLORING CONCEPTS AND ISSUES

8h00* - Breakfast

9h00-9h30*- OPENING SESSION

- Martine BRUNSCHWIG GRAF, State Minister for Education, State of Geneva

- Manuel TORNARE, City Council, City of Geneva

- Elena IPPOLITI, Human Rights Officer, UN High Commission for Human Rights, Geneva

- Monique PRINDEZIS, Director of CIFEDHOP, Geneva

9h30-10h30*- INAUGURAL DEBATE : The Right to Education

- Dr. Kitty ARAMPOULO, Human RightsOfficer, Hight Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva

Facilitator : Jean HÉNAIRE Researcher in Educational Sciences, Montreal

10h30 - 11h00* -Coffee Break

101h00-12h30* THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION AND EXCLUSION: CAUSES AND CONDITIONS

- Andres GUERRERO

12h30* - 13h00 Apéritif

13h00* - Lunch

14h00 - 15h45 WORKSHOP: THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION; THE GENDER DIMENSION

- Joshua COOPER

15h45 - 16h15 - Coffee Break

16h15 - 18h00 - THE DAKAR FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION. A GROUP DISCUSSION

- Andres GUERRERO

18h30* Cocktails and Buffet

Tuesday, 11 July 2000 EXPLORING CONCEPTS AND ISSUES

8h00* -Breakfast

8h45 -10h15 - AN INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

- Yves LADOR, Consultant to International Organizations, Geneva

10h15 - 10h45* -Coffee Break

10h45 -12h00 -AN INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW (CONTINUED)

12h30* -Lunch

14h00 - 15h45 THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION : THE TEACHER'S PERSPECTIVE

- Robert HARRIS, International Education, Brussels

15h45 - 16h15* -Coffee Break

16h15-18h00 WAYS TO DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

- Eleni PETROULA, International Human Rights Federation, Paris

18h30* -Dinner

Wednesday, 12 July 2000 VISIT

8h00* - Breakfast

9h00* - Bus departure for the United Nations

9h30 - 12h30* - Guided tour of the United Nations

Afternoon* FREE

Thursday, 13 July 2000 RESPONDING

8h00*-Breakfast

8h45 - 10h15 HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION ACTIVITIES: A POSTER PRESENTATION BY PARTICIPANTS

Moderator: Suzanne GALL

10h15-10h45 -Coffee Break

10h45-12h00 WORKSHOP: STEPPING STONES TOWARDS CHILDREN RIGHTS

- Joshua COOPER

12h30* -Lunch

14h00 - 15h45 NEW EDUCATIONAL POLICIES AND THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION

Cecilia BRASLAVSKY Director, International Bureau of Education, Geneva

Moderator: Andres GUERRERO

15h45 - 16h15* -Coffee Break

16h15 - 18h00 WORKSHOP ON PROMOTION YOUTH PARTICIPATION

DEVELOPING A RATIONALE FOR GOOD PRACTICES

18h30* -Dinner

20h00 - 22h00* -FORUM -: THE CIFEDHOP NETWORK

- Monique PRINDEZIS,
- Véronique TRUCHOT,
- Suzanne GALL

Friday, 14 July 2000 TAKING ACTION

8h00* -Breakfast

8h45 - 10h15 SCHOOLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: RIGHTS-BASED, CHILD FRIENDLY AND GENDER-SENSITIVE

Andres GUERRERO

10h15 - 10h45* -Coffee Break

10h45 - 12h00 WORKSHOP PART I: BUILDING A CULTURE OF PEACE AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN SCHOOLS - POLICIES AND PRACTICES

- Joshua COOPER

12h30* -Lunch

14h00 - 15h45 WORKSHOP PART II : LOOKING AT OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES

15h45 - 16h15* - Coffee Break

16h15 - 18h00 WORKSHOP PART III PLANNING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND PEACE EDUCATION PROGRAMMES

18h30* - Dinner

20h00* -Participants Party

Saturday, 15 July 200 CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES

9h00* -Breakfast

9h30 - 10h00 -EVALUATION OF THE SESSION

- Suzanne GALL

10h30 - 11h00 -THE WAY FORWARD: NETWORKING AROUND OBJECTIVES AND TASKS

- Suzanne GALL

11h00 - 12h00* - DISTRIBUTION OF CERTIFICATES AND CLOSING ADDRESS

- Monique PRINDEZIS

12h00 - 12h30* - Farewell drink

12h30* - Lunch