During our Rights Respecting Schools day of celebration (3rd of October 2017), the upper school worked with Miss Gunning to choose articles, from the Convention of the Rights of the Child, that were most important in our playgrounds.    Primary 7 used the information gathered in the morning to create designs for an upper school playground charter.  In the afternoon the parents came in to see what we had been doing for the day. Later on the P7 class, Miss Gunning and the parents voted for the best design for the upper playground. The winning design was a rainbow, clouds and pots of gold, by Katie in P7.

We created these charters to show the rights that are important to  children in the playground. These include keeping safe and including others. Every child is entitled to these rights, so we must make sure everyone is treated equally.

The Rights Respecting Schools Committee all worked together to create the infant playground charter. Here is the infant playground charter – originally designed by our P6 Rights Respecting Ambassador, Amy.  The complete designs have been printed onto  large waterproof banners, courtesy of Owen Kerr Signs.

We can’t wait to display our charters outside in the playground for all to see!

Thank you to Miss Gunning for helping us to create these charters!

Written by Alana, Katie, Orla, Piper and Erin (P7)