Brief History: The Universal Children's Day is a special day that started on November 20, 1959 when all the nations of the world, the United Nations, adopted the declaration of the rights of the child. Today is important because not all children in the world have rights. The adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the creation of Universal Children's Day reflects the growing recognition that children are important and valued members of society, now and in the future. Universal Children's Day celebrates children just for being themselves. It reminds us that children need love and respect to grow to their full potential. It is a day to listen to children, to marvel at their uniqueness and all they have to offer. 

That's Me - Nov 20th

iEARN Project: Vision of me-Self Portrait

Making a self-portrait is a great way to express and explore children identity. It's not about what children's parents, friends, teachers, brothers or sisters think they should be. It's about who they think they are.

OBJECTIVE 

This activity aims to encourage pupils to:

> Think and deeply understand themselves
> To get a self-insight and build self-esteem
> Think about differences between themselves and others
> Begin to develop an understanding of what a right is

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Universal Children's Day at Sanjan Nagar School, Lahore, Pakistan

Dear Children of the world and iEARNERs
Class 6, 7 & 8 of the school participated in the portrait making activity. Hope you all will find them very special as all the children of the world are special. The students were also given awareness of the CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD in child-friendly language. The convention and the portraits are displayed on the main softboard for all the school.

Saima Shaukat 
ICT Manager Sanjan Nagar Public Education Trust Higher Secondary School Lahore, Pakistan. www.snpet.org