Teachers Training Webinars on Media Literacy and Rights of the Child
This initiative involves the training of 200 Primary & Secondary school educators from all over Greece on issues regarding the advocacy of the rights of children. For this purpose, we have selected two short films about the violation of articles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Specifically:
- “My Letter to the Oilmen”, 2019, Nigeria (art. 24, the right to clean drinking water, dangers from pollution),
- “Jamila”, 2019, Sweden (art. 22, protection of the legal standing of child refugees).
The project plans to hold 4 webinars with 50 places each, where teachers will watch the selected film. The screening will be followed by a participatory presentation of methodology through classroom simulation, group-activities, role-playing games etc. The presentation will train educators in a methodology of raising awareness and educating their students on issues of the rights of children. This methodology is based on tools and techniques of media analysis on narrative themes, as a direct means for students to identify with the experiences of the protagonists.
The presentation will include participation from artistic contributors to the films who will speak about their approach to issues around specific articles from the Convention within their work. Educators then hold screenings of the selected film in the classroom, followed by group discussions promoting awareness, respect and understanding of the issues around rights of children. In this way, they transfer the knowledge and experience that they gained through our webinar. The Festival curates and provides an accompanying educational kit for further work and study in the classroom. The presentation and educational kit are designed by educators, acting pedagogy specialists and child psychologists.
After the completion of the webinars, the Festival will make the films and educational kits available on the project’s webpage for 20 days. This will ensure access to the project for educators who were unable to attend the webinars.
