Montessori Learning Circles Children’s Rights 2018

That’s where the Learning Circles project fits in perfectly!

Montessori schools join in the Learning Circles Children’s Rights 2018

In a Learning Circle students learn with each other, about each other and collaborate to create a deeper understanding of various topics, issues and themes.
Since 1998 the Global Teenager Project (GTP) offers Learning Circles in over 40 countries. It has become a vibrant learning community and global education network, helping to connect teachers and students around the world to explore new ways to learn, collaborate and share.
A Learning Circle is a virtual global classroom where students and teachers can work and learn together with their peers around the world. By sharing experiences and knowledge in a wiki, they develop insight into each others lives. Using the Internet, email and social media, students communicate around specific Children’s Rights themes such as: the right to food, security, education and health. Do children all over the world, also those with physical, emotional and social challenges not all have the same rights and what is the actual situation for children? These critical questions and many more, are raised in the Learning Circles. Addressed to students in a way that challenges them to look further and deepen their learning. Students ask each other questions about children’s rights, telling their own stories and those of others and share what they found.

Students are learning with the world, not just about the world. That makes each Learning Circle a unique learning experience for students and teachers.

Future skills

In the Learning Circles Children’s Rights, students are challenged to wonder, question, explore and share. With their stories and contributions, they connect with students at school and abroad. To create ownership of learning, students will set their own learning intentions and success criteria and give and receive feedback.
By using peerScholar as tool for peer reflection, students will reflect on their own and their peers’ learning process. A focus on peer learning and future skills in the methodology of the Learning Circles leads to visible learning outcomes and pleasure in learning in a global connection.

See also

• Flyer ‘Montessori Learning Circles 2018’ (pdf)
• 2017: 5 winning ‘Letters about Children’s Rights’ (pdf)
• Eyeopeners from ‘Letters to UNICEF’ (peerScholar assignment)

 Timeline

See the timeline for all Learning Circles from February 12 – June 03  2018

Costs

The contribution for participation is € 395,- per group or class for European schools. Fees for classes from other countries might vary according to the local situation. With your contributions, we are able to support participation of schools from many countries in the Circles.

Registration

Montessori schools from all over the world are invited to register!
We offer Learning Circles:
for students aged 9-12 years old
for students aged 12-18 years old.
Registration is open.