While teaching today the students were participating in the We Are Silent campaign. To participate, students took a vow of silence to acknowledge the denial of basic human rights to children all over the world. Students also helped collect pledges that would help support communities affected by poverty. Here's the website for more information.
http://www.freethechildren.com/get-involved/campaigns/we-are-silent/
Teaching was quite a quiet experience. At first it was a bit difficult, but after a while, we got comfortable communicating to each other by using our whiteboards. I was impressed as the students were very motivated to not speak during the day. I'm sure it took a lot of will power to stay silent. It was a good experience and the students were able to demonstrate an awareness for the violation of children's rights.
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