It is Scotland Loves Languages Week.  Article 30 of the UNCRC states that we have the right to celebrate and learn about languages and customs.

We are also thinking about  identity and  how we can support others to feel safe and comfortable to be their true selves, whether that’s in our school, community or beyond.

Article 30 – Minority culture, language and religion

Children have the right to use their own language, culture and religion – even if these are not shared by most people in the country where they live.

Article 2 – No discrimination

All children have all these rights, no matter who they are, where they live, what language they speak, what their religion is, what they think, what they look like, if they are a boy or girl, if they have a disability, if they are rich or poor, and no matter who their parents or families are or what their parents or families believe or do. No child should be treated unfairly for any reason.

Article 13 – Sharing thoughts freely

Children have the right to share freely with others what they learn, think and feel, by talking, drawing, writing or in
any other way unless it harms other people.

Article 17 – Access to information

Children have the right to get information from the Internet, radio, television, newspapers, books and other sources. Adults should make sure the information they are getting is not harmful. Governments should encourage the media to share information from lots of different sources, in languages that all children can understand.