HUMAN RIGHTS MODULE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL Implementation steps Activity 1 1. The students are divided into groups of 8 and asked to appoint a leader. 2. The teacher explains the purpose of the exercise. 3. The teacher informs the students about the rules of the activity: 3.1 The students are given 20 minutes to read their respective group scenarios and to discuss how they would play the roles of the characters assigned to them by their group leader with their consent. It would be more democratic if the students are allowed to choose the characters they want to play voluntarily. 3.2 The students must identify the problems: what was said or done to hurt the feelings of the victim or to harm the victim. 3.3 The parties involved are identified: victim, perpetrator, observer, defender, if any. 3.4 The students consider the possibility of no one defending the victim of bullying and its effect on all the parties involved in the scenario. Imagine what would happen. 3.5 Each group prepares a 5-minute sketch. 3.6 The students are advised to use the materials provided to help in the discussion, especially the CRC. 3.7 Each group is given 10 minutes to do a presentation and 5 minutes for a question and answer session. 3.8 The teacher asks 5 volunteers to provide their reflections on the activity. 4. Each student is then provided with the case study “Why Bully Me?” (see the appendices for Scenarios 1 to 4.) 5. The teacher provides a summary of the activity carried out. Questions: Question and Answer Session Please discuss the following matters: a) State what the issues are in the cases. b) What are the measures that can be taken to handle the problems identified? c) Based on the UDHR and CRC, what rights of the child have been violated in the cases? d) Name some people to whom or places where children can lodge reports if they face such problems. Reflection: 1. The aim of the activity is to have the students think seriously about the possibility of physical and emotional harm revealed in the scenarios. The students must also think of ways to prevent and to resolve the problem of bullying. 2. Students who are bullied have choices they can make and places where they can report the abuse. 3. The scenarios portray incidents that have really happened to students. Students should have empathy with those who are forced to endure such bullying. 93