Child-friendly Schools ProgramChild-friendly Schools Program

October - 2003October - 2003

The Life Skills Development The Life Skills Development Foundation (TLSDF) – Chiang Foundation (TLSDF) – Chiang

Mai, ThailandMai, Thailand

TLSDF, UNICEF & MOE – TLSDF, UNICEF & MOE – ONPEC ONPEC

The Life Skills Development Foundation The Life Skills Development Foundation (TLSDF), UNICEF/Thailand & MOE – Office (TLSDF), UNICEF/Thailand & MOE – Office of National Primary Education Commission of National Primary Education Commission (ONPEC) – jointly established “Thailand (ONPEC) – jointly established “Thailand Child-Friendly Schools Program” in 23 Child-Friendly Schools Program” in 23 primary/middle schools in 6 pilot provinces primary/middle schools in 6 pilot provinces in Northern Thailand. in Northern Thailand.

To establish model Child-Friendly Schools To establish model Child-Friendly Schools pro-actively working for children’s rights by pro-actively working for children’s rights by providing opportunities for multi-sectoral providing opportunities for multi-sectoral collaboration to act, solve problems and collaboration to act, solve problems and learn cooperatively, resulting in children’s learn cooperatively, resulting in children’s realization their basic rights (survival, realization their basic rights (survival, protection, development, participation) and protection, development, participation) and development of life skills and well beingdevelopment of life skills and well being

PurposePurpose

Rights of Child (Article 29. CRC)Rights of Child (Article 29. CRC)

“ “Education…shall be directed to Education…shall be directed to development of the child’s personality, development of the child’s personality, talents and mental and physical abilities to talents and mental and physical abilities to their fullest potential;…the preparation of the their fullest potential;…the preparation of the child for responsible life in a free society, in child for responsible life in a free society, in a spirit of understanding, peace, tolerance, a spirit of understanding, peace, tolerance, equity of the sexes, and friendship…” (CRC)equity of the sexes, and friendship…” (CRC)

Child-friendly Schools ProgramChild-friendly Schools Program CRC SensitizationCRC Sensitization School Self-evaluation of ‘Child-friendliness’School Self-evaluation of ‘Child-friendliness’ School Improvement Planning/ImplementationSchool Improvement Planning/Implementation Local Curriculum Development for Active Participatory Local Curriculum Development for Active Participatory

learning, CRC, Development of Multiple Intelligences learning, CRC, Development of Multiple Intelligences & Life Skills (K9)& Life Skills (K9)

EMIS: Student Learning/Health/Family ProfileEMIS: Student Learning/Health/Family Profile External Information Linkages & Mobilization of External Information Linkages & Mobilization of

Community ResourcesCommunity Resources External Independent Evaluation of ‘Child-friendlinessExternal Independent Evaluation of ‘Child-friendliness

Child-friendly Schools Child-friendly Schools

“Education and Learning: Comprehensive Services for Children”

“…schools that are child-friendly –

Rights-based

Health-promoting, and,

Above all, effective”

ObjectivesObjectives

Promote quality learning outcomesPromote quality learning outcomes Provide positive experiences for all children and promote their psycho-Provide positive experiences for all children and promote their psycho-

social well being, self-esteem, and self-confidencesocial well being, self-esteem, and self-confidence Promote equality, respect, non-discrimination, and inclusiveness for all Promote equality, respect, non-discrimination, and inclusiveness for all

childrenchildren Provide education based on the reality of children’s livesProvide education based on the reality of children’s lives Promote education, behavior, and an environment reflecting good Promote education, behavior, and an environment reflecting good

health, nutrition, hygiene, and sanitationhealth, nutrition, hygiene, and sanitation Help children, parents and teachers establish harmonious, Help children, parents and teachers establish harmonious,

collaboration partnershipscollaboration partnerships Strengthen school governance through a decentralized, community-Strengthen school governance through a decentralized, community-

based approachbased approach

Overview Whole School -Overview Whole School -Community ProcessCommunity Process

students parents teachers

criteria criteria criteria

agreed set check against other sources

use criteria to devise instruments

e.g. school profile

students parents teachers

School profile group

e.g. scale A and B questionnaire

A B

Identify specific areas for further investigation or action

e.g. force field•Staff development on child rights•Working group on learning policy•Incentive and reward system•Student-friendly school initiative

ORe.g

Factors of SuccessFactors of Success

Long term & holistic approach to programsLong term & holistic approach to programs Trained teacher-facilitators with reinforcementTrained teacher-facilitators with reinforcement Developmentally age-appropriateDevelopmentally age-appropriate Active, participatory, risk-sensitive learning Active, participatory, risk-sensitive learning

approachapproach Local needs-based, integrated links to other Local needs-based, integrated links to other

subjectssubjects User-friendly, appealing, up-to-date materialsUser-friendly, appealing, up-to-date materials Peer leadership componentPeer leadership component Parental/community involvement Parental/community involvement