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= = // Human rights are the foundation for freedom, justice, peace and respect and are essential elements of any democratic and inclusive society that respects the rule of law, human dignity and equality. // ( [|Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission] ) Welcome to Human Rights for Kids! This is an interactive web resource for teachers to apply Human Rights into the classroom. The unit of work is directly focused on VELS level 4 however can be easily changed to suit any level of the curriculum. Our particular unit looks at Australia’s Indigenous culture and the impact that Human Rights issues have on the community. Human Rights issues are commonly amongst the media and influence our daily lives so we believe that it is vitally important for our children, adults of the future to be educated. We hope that making students aware of these issues they will greater citizens of the world. Human Rights issues covers many different domains over the VELS, however our particular focal point is the domains // Humanities- History and Civics and Citizenship //. Our aim is to provide a unit of 8 lessons with plenty of resources that can be easily adapted by any teacher to VELS level 4. Let’s move forward and learn! Hopefully, this interactive web resource can provide you with enough information and resources to teach your class.