WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY
20. of November 2020
“On November 20th. children will reimagine a better world. What will you do?”- UNICEF 2020 (unicef.org; Call for Action)
As we gather wearing blue on Friday, let’s remember that now more than ever it is crucial that all generations come together and take action and create a World we want to create for generations to come. We need to recognize that the COVID 19 crisis is a children’s rights crisis simultaneously. Let Friday and every day be a day of action.
World Children’s Day
November 20th. 2020
The View of The Child in Forest and Nature School
“Everything I carry and know belongs to you, the children, the next generation: love, courage, knowledge, wisdom, truth, bravery, it is all yours. It is my responsibility to carry my bundle of knowledge, and share all I have with you with humility.” – Clarence Cachagee, Northern Cree Elder in conversation with the children at Emmanuel at Brighton Child Care Centre (2018).
In Forest and Nature School we rely on the millennia old, sophisticated, land based knowledge and philosophy of Indigenous Nations from all around the Earth to reimagine the world with the leadership of future generations.
As we see in the brave activism of Autumn Peltier, Fabio Gondim, Maria Cunha, Mala Yousafzai, Greta Thunberg, just to mention a few, children when given the opportunity are powerful World Leaders and Earth Guardians.
Here are few ways you can take action:
Stand up for and demand equality, dignity and respect for all children regardless of ethnicity, ability, gender, race, or socio-economic status.
Take your child or children outdoors, listen, and observe.
Discover Nature following their lead, listen to what the children are observing, listen to their questions and interpretations.
Ask your governments to provide outdoor learning environments for your schools and child care centres.
Stand up for and learn about quality, research informed early childhood education, and protect quality education.
Help children know their rights (resources at unicef.org).
Learn about the World Children’s Day (resources at unicef.org).
Encourage community leaders, businesses, and governments to support the plan to protect, empower and recognize children’s rights.