Children’s Views About A Rights-based School

Children discussed the plan for a school respecting and implementing all of their rights and their views are analyzed here. They added more resources to their physical environment which were relevant to their right to play mainly and this tendency was stronger in Greece as compared to Scotland. In terms of suggestions for a school for young children, these were influenced by the provision of education children received in their countries respectively. As for the social environment, children in both countries showed an appreciation of article 12 and wanted to participate in decision-making, even though they did not know which decisions or how. This need raised the importance of article 5 and the importance of adults helping children exercise their rights