 | UNICEF Publication: Tackling Violence in Schools |
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UN Committee on the Rights of the Child General Comment no. 1 (2001): the Aims of Education The education to which every child has a right is one designed to provide the child with life skills, to strengthen the child’s capacity to enjoy the full range of human rights and to promote a culture which is infused by appropriate human rights values. The goal is to empower the child by developing his or her skills, learning and other capacities, human dignity, self-esteem and self-confidence. From the Foreword ... Education is a fundamental right of each and every child. It is crucial for children’s development, enabling them to cultivate their creative talents and critical thinking, gain life skills, join hands with friends and develop social relations, and grow with dignity, confidence and self-esteem as individuals. Education has a unique potential to generate an environment where attitudes condoning violence can be changed and non-violent behaviour can be learned. From children’s early years, schools are well placed to break patterns of violence and provide skills to communicate, to negotiate and support peaceful solutions to conflicts. |
