Primary education Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Promoting the rule of law in primary education == [[File:Global citizenship education for the rule of law learning outcomes at the primary leve.svg|thumb|Global citizenship education for the rule of law learning outcomes at the primary level]] [[School]]s play an important role in children's socialization and in developing their appreciation of [[sharing]], fairness, mutual [[respect]] and cooperation. Schools form the foundational values and competencies that are the building blocks towards the understanding of concepts such as [[justice]], [[democracy]] and [[human rights]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=UNESCO|url=https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000370902?posInSet=1&queryId=a05595b4-f5b2-48ce-b649-f8177b6036fe|title=Empowering students for just societies: a handbook for primary school teachers|publisher=UNESCO|year=2019|isbn=978-92-3-100335-6}}</ref> Education systems that promote education for justice, that is, respect for the [[rule of law]] (RoL) together with international human rights and fundamental freedoms strengthen the relationship between learners and public institutions to empower young people to become champions of peace and justice. Teachers are often on the front line of this work and, along with families, play a formative role in shaping children's attitudes and behaviours.<ref name=":0" /> [[Global citizenship education]] provides the overall framework for the approach to the RoL. It aims to empower learners to engage and assume active roles, both locally and globally, as proactive contributors to a more just, peaceful, [[Toleration|tolerant]], inclusive, secure, and [[Sustainability|sustainable]] world.<ref name=":0" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page