"An upstander is a person who recognizes injustice, knows their personal strengths and uses those strengths to create change."

This resource explores how to be an upstander in a variety of settings and includes:
*a full teacher's guide
*FREE virtual museum visit can be booked to accompany
*Canadian upstanders & upstanders you know
*stories
*rights
*take a stand
*tell
*act

Do your students know their rights?

In this lesson students learn about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, making ethical decisions, and appropriate ways to respond.

This fits nicely into work with diversity, rights and responsibilities.

This themed project from Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C. is aimed at Grade 7 Core French students, but is suitable and/or adaptable for both younger and older grades.  Content Authors: Beth Peddle, Comox Valley Schools, Learn71 

In this activity students create a mobile that guides them through citizenship, rights and responsibilities.
Includes student handouts.

Concentus Citizenship Education Foundation Inc. is the foundation that administers, supports, and fundraises for the development and advancement of the Concentus classroom-ready, kindergarten to grade 12 teaching resources for citizenship. A committed group of teacher-leaders developed these grade-specific resources to directly align with Saskatchewan curricula.
The declared purpose of the Concentus Citizenship Education Foundation is to:

Educate and empower individuals to understand their rights
Encourage responsible, respectful and participatory citizenship
Promote a commitment to justice in a pluralistic society.

Resources and lessons tied to curricular outcomes for SK are provided for K-12!

An easy to read and understand guide to all things "Canada"! Note: to update, please use "King" instead of Queen.
Contents:
-The oath
-Rights and responsibilities of Canadians
-Who are we?
-History of Canada
-Government of Canada
-Elections in Canada
-Justice system
-Symbols of Canada
-Economy
-Geography
-Websites

"Learning for Justice seeks to uphold the mission of the Southern Poverty Law Center: to be a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements and advance the human rights of all people."

Resources for Rethinking. provides immediate access to more than 1200 quality classroom resources.

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