About UNICEF HKOver the past years, Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF HK) has been actively organizing educational and youth activities in Hong Kong with the aim of promoting the Children’s Rights and supporting the global missions of UNICEF. UNICEF HK focuses special efforts on enhancing Hong Kong students' understanding on Children’s Rights. It also assists students in developing the values, knowledge and experience required of global citizens. It enables them to be actively involved in their own individual growth and development and in their families, communities and global issues.

Teaching MaterialsThe teaching material, "Children in Crises: The Syria Crisis and the Refugee Crisis in Europe" is designed to provide support to primary and secondary school teachers facilitating them to teach students about issues related to child refugees. The purpose is for students to grasp the global status of refugees, the background and development of the Syrian war and the different responses on the Refugee Crisis from Syrian’s neighboring regions and European countries. Additionally, students can also enhance their understanding of how war deprives child refugees of their various rights forcing them to flee.

The teaching materials include teacher handouts, student handouts, lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations and relevant teaching videos as references for teachers to design and plan the lessons.

1. Teacher HandoutsThe handout provides teachers with the latest information, chart data and teaching concepts relevant to issues related to child refugees. The content features latest information on the Refugee Crisis, the background and development of the Syrian war, the impact of the Syrian crisis on neighboring regions and European countries includes their responses. It provides information about the work of international humanitarian organizations as well. Further, in accordance with the articles set in the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the United Nations, the handout also discusses how the rights of child refugees are deprived during the war and forcing them to flee.

2. Student HandoutsThe handout provides students with basic information and chart data on child refugee related issues. This enables students to acquire an understanding of the topics and grasp the basic concepts.

3. Lesson Plans, PowerPoint and Teaching VideosThe teaching materials provide four lesson plans respectively to primary and secondary teachers along with the support of PowerPoint presentations and teaching videos.

An Overview of the Education Kit: Children in Crises: The Syria Crisis and the Refugee Crisis in Europe

Features of the Lesson Plans: The 3-Step Learning Process:The lesson plans introduce students to the "3-Step Learning Process” of "Exploring, Responding and Taking Action". Class activities start with the process of ‘Exploring’, to enable students to gain a deeper understanding of the issues of child refugees. Following this, students can conduct an analysis from multiple perspectives, establish a personal point of view, develop empathy, be aware of humanitarian issues, and commit to ‘Responding’ to related matters. In the final step students are encouraged to ‘Take Action’ to raise

public awareness on issues related to child refugees through active and positive action.

Features of the Lesson Plans: The objective is to build knowledge, values and abilities

(1) Understand the global Refugee Crisis(2) Understand the international convention that protects

the refugees and child refugees(3) Understand the difficulties, needs and rights of

refugees(4) Understand how can international organizations and

individuals help the child refugees

Teacher Handouts Student Handouts PowerPoint

An Overview of Lesson Plans (For Secondary Students)Lesson (Duration) Intended learning outcomes Teaching ResourcesLesson 1: Overview of Refugee Crisis(40 mins)

The 3-step learning process: Exploration• Q&A activity enables students to grasp an

overview of the Refugee Crisis.• Teacher can help elevate some common

misunderstandings related to students’ impression of refugees and child refugees.

● PowerPoint● Lesson Plan● Blank papers

Lesson 2: The Backpack of the Refugee(40 mins)

The 3-step learning process: Exploration• In the ranking activity students encounter

decision making and are asked to pack if forced to flee to another country.

• Students also encouraged to reflect on what basic needs the child refugees are lacking, from the Children basic need perspective.

● PowerPoint● Lesson Plan

Lesson 3: Mustapha – Story of a Syrian Child Refugee(40 mins)

The 3-step learning process: Exploration and Responding• After video and discussion sessions, students

explore the difficulties of child refugees and the rights have been deprived of.

• Students then reflect on how organizations and individuals can help.

• Students are encouraged to be aware of and respond to the issues related to child refugees.

● PowerPoint● Lesson plan● Video:

youtu.be/__btyYMCzIw

● Articles of CRC (Student Version): bit.ly/2b72tDV

Lesson 3 Extended Learning:Understanding Hong Kong Refugees and Child Refugees

The 3-step learning process: Exploration and Responding• The extended learning adopts self-learning

model which provides guidelines for students to research online about the situation of Hong Kong refugees and child refugees.

● Extended Learning worksheet

(1) Cultivate empathy(2) Respect the other’s rights and needs(3) Believe that every action can make

changes

(1) Listen to the other and voice opinions(2) Abilities to communicate, cooperate and

make decision(3) Multi-perspective thinking(4) Turn beliefs into actions

Knowledge

Values Abilities

Lesson 4: Take Action – Design a Facebook Post for Child Refugee(40 mins)

The 3-step learning process: Taking Action• Students apply the knowledge learnt and design a

social media post that can raise students and public’s awareness on the refugee issues.

• Students are encouraged to respond to the issues through positive actions.

● PowerPoint● Lesson Plan● Student Handouts● A3 paper/

Worksheet

Curriculum Links for Secondary School:● Life and Society (S1-S3) – Rights of the Child (Module 21), International Politics (Module

28), Global Citizenship and Humanitarian Work (Module 29)● Liberal Studies (S4-S6) – Personal Development & Interpersonal Relationship,

Globalization● Moral and Civic Education

An Overview of Lesson Plans (For Primary Students)Lesson (Duration) Intended learning outcomes Teaching ResourcesLesson 1: Overview of Refugee Crisis(30 mins)

The 3-step Learning Process: Exploration• Q&A activity enables students to grasp an

overview of the Refugee Crisis.• Teacher can help elevate some common

misunderstandings related to students’ impression of refugees and child refugees.

● PowerPoint● Lesson Plan● Blank papers

Lesson 2: The Backpack of the Refugee (30 mins)

The 3-step Learning Process: Exploration• In the ranking activity, students encounter

decision making and are asked to pack if forced to flee to another country.

• Students then analyze two photos of actual refugees’ backpacks and reflect on the needs and difficulties of child refugees.

● PowerPoint● Lesson Plan

Lesson 3: Mustapha – Story of a Syrian Child Refugee(30 mins)

The 3-step Learning Process: Exploration and Responding• Students reflect on the difficulties, feelings

and needs from the perspective of child refugee followed by some creative drawing.

• Students then think about how international organizations and individuals can help the child refugees and how they as individuals can actively respond to the refugee issue.

● PowerPoint● Lesson Plan● Video:

youtu.be/wjDfVI2tQRE

Lesson 4:Take action – Design a Poster for Child Refugee(30 mins)

The 3-step Learning Process: Taking Action• Students apply the knowledge learnt and

design a poster aimed at raising awareness on the refugee issues.

• Teacher encourages students to post the poster in the classroom or school notice boards during the World Refugee Day (June 20) to raise fellow students’ awareness on the issue.

● PowerPoint● Lesson Plan● A3 papers● Colour pens● Student Handouts

Curriculum Links for Primary School:● General Studies - A Global Perspective: Introduction to Common Issues of Concern● Moral and Civic Education