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A JOURNEY
OF RIGHTS
Written by
Pupils of Wormholt Park Primary School
Illustrated by
Pupils of Wormholt Park Primary School (2016)
Jane Hudspith of Arts Clubhouse
www.artsclubhouse.com
www.wormholtparkprimaryschool.co.uk
Published by Wormholt Park Primary School
copyright © Jane Hudspith | Arts Clubhouse
& Wormholt Park Primary School
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by
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systems without the permission in writing from the publisher, except by a
reviewer and only for the purposes of review.
ISBN 978-1-5262-0400-4

Why a ‘Rights Respecting’ School?
When we set out on our journey to become a UNICEF
Level 2 ‘Rights Respecting’ school, we thought long and
hard about what the benefits would be to our pupils…
what would they gain along the journey that would serve
them well in the future?
Children today are growing up in an increasingly
interconnected world and in a society that is becoming
more diverse. As the school has pupils whose families
originate from all over the globe it became apparent that
the key messages of the United Nations Convention
on the Rights of the Child – the most widely-ratified
international human rights treaty in history – would
provide us with a shared belief system that would reflect
and celebrate the richness and complexity of our school
community. They would also help us to educate our
children in the values of tolerance, understanding and
respect for others whatever their background, beliefs
or ability – in short, to become the citizens of the future
who will help to make the world a better place. Now, the
language of children’s rights is enshrined in the daily life
of the school.
We had a fantastic time engaging with the Arts
Clubhouse project to make this book, which
demonstrates what talented, creative and rightsrespecting
young people we have here at Wormholt Park
School. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we did
making it!
Julie James, Head Teacher

FOOD - Marigold - Age 3-4

PLAY - Buttercup - Age 3-4

HOME - Zurich - Age 4-5

NAME - Oslo - Age 4-5

TALENTS - Harare - Age 5-6

EDUCATION - Havana - Age 5-6

INFORMATION - La Paz - Age 6-7

OPINION - Lima - Age 6-7

FRIENDSHIP POEM
We all need friends
Even if we’re grown ups
Even if we’re children
If we’re not quite friends,
We still respect each other.
If you respect your elders,
Then they will respect you,
Friends are naughty,
Friends are nice,
Friendship is unbreakable,
What may seem breakable,
We can mend it.
We all need friends,
So we don’t feel lonely.
We all have different skin colours,
It doesn’t matter.
We all talk different languages,
It doesn’t matter.

We are all from different
countries, places and religions,
But that doesn’t matter.
Respect each other no matter what.
When you feel down,
There’ll be someone there to cheer
you up,
They might pop in front of you,
They might pop into your head,
If you are alone,
Someone will always play with you.
Sometimes we fall out,
Sometimes we don’t,
You can always have fun with your
friends,
Talk off the grumpiness and then
you’ll have happiness,
Stick together.
Play together.
FRIENDSHIP - Washington - Age 7-8

RELIGION - Wellington - Age 7-8
One sunny day, Max woke
up and was confused about
which kind of triangle he
was.
Max came across some tall pointy mountains. He looked up and thought
that the mountains were too tall for him because he was much too small.
Next, Max went to see the trees in the forest. Max liked looking at the animals in the trees but he
knew he wasn’t this kind of triangle because he didn’t have any leaves!

After his trip to the forest, he saw a rocket flying
through the sky. He thought it would be nice to go
on a trip to space, but he remembered that he was
scared of heights so he couldn’t be a triangle on a
rocket.
Later on, Max went to the beach, when he saw a triangle in the ocean.
“I wonder if I am a shark fin?” he thought. Max was not a shark fin
because he couldn’t swim!
Then, Max saw a boat in the ocean.
“That’s it. I’m the triangle sail on a boat!”
shouted Max. He knew this because he
loved the wind blowing on him, so off
went Max to his boat.

IDENTITY - Atlanta - Age 8-9

CULTURE - Amsterdam - Age 8-9

RIGHTS - Athens - Age 8-9

TOGETHER - Tokyo - Age 9-10

WORK - Toronto - Age 9-10

FREEDOM - Salvador - Age 10-11

PROTECTION - Santiago - Age 10-11

INDEX
Summary of the articles of the
Convention on the Rights of the Child
courtesy of Unicef UK

MARIGOLD - NURSERY
ARTICLE 24: Every child has the
right to the best possible health.
Governments must work to provide
good quality health care, clean water,
nutritious food and a clean environment
so that children can stay healthy. Richer
countries must help poorer countries
achieve this.
WORKSHOP: Colour identity and
separation | Exploring unusual
media - drawing with food | Group
collaboration
MEDIA: Food and PVA glue on
paper
BUTTERCUP - NURSERY
ARTICLE 31: Every child has the
right to relax, play and take part in
a wide range of cultural and artistic
activities.
WORKSHOP: Free flow
exploration of content
MEDIA: Mixed media
OSLO - RECEPTION
ARTICLE 7: Every child has the right
to a legal name and nationality, as
well as the right to know and, as far
as possible, to be cared for by their
parents.
WORKSHOP: Typography |
Exploring new methods - drawing
with words
MEDIA: Ink and paper
arrangement
ZURICH - RECEPTION
HARARE - YEAR 1
ARTICLE 27: Every child has
the right to a standard of living
that is good enough to meet their
physical, social and mental needs.
Governments must help families who
cannot afford to provide this.
ARTICLE 29: Education must
develop every child’s personality,
talents and abilities to the full. It must
encourage the child’s respect for
human rights, as well as respect for
their parents, their own and other
cultures, and the environment.
WORKSHOP: Free flow
style exploration | working in
partnerships | Introduction to
symbolism in art.
MEDIA: Acrylic with mixed media
embellishments
WORKSHOP: Character
development, considering
gesture and expression | Small
group collaboration
MEDIA: Acrylic with mixed media
embellishments.

HAVANA - YEAR 1
LA PAZ - YEAR 2
LIMA - YEAR 2
ARTICLE 28: Every child has the
right to an education. Primary
education must be free. Secondary
education must be available for every
child. Discipline in schools must
respect children’s dignity. Richer
countries must help poorer countries
achieve this.
ARTICLE 13: Every child must be
free to say what they think and
to seek and receive all kinds of
information, as long as it is within the
law.
ARTICLE 12: Every child has the
right to have a say in all matters
affecting them, and to have their
views taken seriously.
WORKSHOP: Introduction to
symbolism in art | Character
development | Observational
drawing.
MEDIA: Pen and pencil on Paper
WORKSHOP: Character
development, considering
gesture and expression | Small
group collaboration
MEDIA: Acrylic with mixed media
embellishments
WORKSHOP: Surface pattern
design and it’s applications |
Representational illustration
MEDIA: Mixed media
WELLINGTON - YEAR 3
WASHINGTON - YEAR 3
ARTICLE14: Every child has the
right to think and believe what they
want and to practise their religion, as
long as they are not stopping other
people from enjoying their rights.
Governments must respect the rights
of parents to give their children
information about this right.
ARTICLE 15: Every child has the
right to meet with other children and
to join groups and organisations,
as long as this does not stop other
people from enjoying their rights.
WORKSHOP: Block printing | In
depth exploration of symbolism in
both written and visual narratives
MEDIA: Block print acrylic on
Paper
WORKSHOP: 3D modelling
| exploration of symbolic
representation
MEDIA: Modelling clay

ATHENS - YEAR 4
ARTICLE 42: Governments should
make the Convention known to
children and adults.
WORKSHOP: Character
development, considering
gesture and expression
MEDIA: Pen and pencil on paper
AMSTERDAM - YEAR 4
ARTICLE 30: Every child has the
right to learn and use the language,
customs and religion of their family,
regardless of whether these are
shared by the majority of the people
in the country where they live.
WORKSHOP: Life drawing
| Chraracter development |
Introduction to graphic design
MEDIA: Pen and pencil on paper
ATLANTA - YEAR 4
TORONTO - YEAR 5
ARTICLE 8: Governments must
respect every child’s right to a name,
a nationality and family ties.
ARTICLE 32: Governments must
protect children from work that is
dangerous or might harm their health
or education.
WORKSHOP: Introducing
Graphic design by using block
colour to create and combine
shape | Typography
MEDIA: Cut paper arrangment |
Ink on paper
WORK SHOP: Paper sculpting |
3D modelling | Symbolism in art |
Expression and Gesture
MEDIA: Paper and non drying
modelling clay
TOKYO - YEAR 5
ARTICLE 23: A child with a disability
has the right to live a full and decent
life with dignity and independence,
and to play an active part in the
community. Governments must do
all they can to provide support to
disabled children.
WORKSHOP: Drawing from life
images | Character development,
considering gesture and
expression
MEDIA: Pen and pencil on paper

SALVADOR - YEAR 6
ARTICLE 38: Governments must do
everything they can to protect and
care for children affected by war.
Governments must not allow children
under the age of 15 to take part in
war or join the armed forces.
WORKSHOP: Monoprinting |
Symbolism in art | Exploring ways
to depict difficult subject matter
for a universal audience
MEDIA: Acrylic on paper
SANTIAGO - YEAR 6
ARTICLE 19: Governments must
do all they can to ensure that
children are protected from all
forms of violence, abuse, neglect
and bad treatment by their
parents or anyone else who looks
after them.
WORKSHOP : Paper sculpting |
3D modelling | Symbolism in art |
Expression and Gesture
MEDIA : Paper and non drying
modelling clay