Nursery World - EYFS Activities – We’ve explored… rights and refugees

A project on rights – prompted by children showing nurturing skills in the setting – ended in them becoming fully engaged with the plight of refugees. By Annette Rawstrone

The children at their protest in Leeds earlier this year

The sound of young children chanting ‘Refugees welcome here!’ rang out in Leeds this summer as they waved placards and banners proclaiming their support for refugees. The protest was organised by children at Manor Wood Foundation Stage Unit after they explored the concept of ‘rights’ and chose to invoke their right to protest and call for more rights for those who are forced to leave their home country.

Staff decided to focus on the wide subject of ‘rights’ after noting that a group of children seemed particularly interested in nurturing teddies at the nursery – tucking them into beds, reading them stories and ensuring their needs were met.

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