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For teachers
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The World’s Children’s Prize Program (WCP) is used annually by tens of thousands of teachers around the world. It is the world’s largest annual education initiative which empowers children to become changemakers who stand up for the equal worth of every individual, the rights of the child, democracy and sustainable development.

Be inspired

Follow WCP Child Rights Ambassadors Kim and Hassan, 13 through the different steps, and gain tips and ideas on how the WCP program can be both fun and educational.

For all schools

Everybody can participate in the WCP program, as long as you have signed up as a Global Friend school. Sign up now!

Important dates

The World’s Children’s Prize Program runs from 15 November 2019 until 1 June 2020.
> 1 April: Round the Globe Run for a Better World will be organized in schools all over the world.
> 16 April: latest date for the result of your school’s Global vote to be reported.
>15 May: No Litter Day.

The World’s Children’s Prize Program


Find out how you as a teacher can use the WCP Program in schools, step by step, in many subjects and many different ways that will build knowledge and awareness.

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Activities for the classroom


Use the WCP program in many school subjects, to educate and empower children as changemakers, to make the world a better place?

Teaching materials & resources


The WCP program offers a vast amount of resources including authentic stories in The Globe and online, video clips, fact sheets, pedagogical guides, fact sheets and more, in many languages.

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Age Limit


The WCP Program is open to children from the age of ten until the year they turn 18, when the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child says that you are a child until you turn 18.

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The WCP Program step by step
Your school decides when you want to start working with the WCP program: the important thing is for everyone to have sufficient time and opportunity to learn and be empowered by the program for a better world.
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Teacher’s Guide
This guide can be used by both teachers and WCP Child Rights Ambassadors.
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WCP in the classroom
Every year tens of thousands of teachers use the WCP program in their teaching plan, in many different subjects from maths to social sciences to music and art.
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The Globe in the classroom
The stories about children and Child Rights Heroes in The Globe magazine and here, online, are the key to your students’ enthusiasm and willingness to learn and grow.
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Material
Materials for school can be downloaded here.
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Report your votes in the ballot box
This is the ballot box for schools.
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Classroom Activities
You and your students can decide for yourselves in what way, and for how long you want to work on the WCP Program.
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The Global Trip
Divide your class into teams of reporters and have them go on simulated journeys around the world.
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Register as a Global Friend school
The World’s Children’s Prize is open to all children and schools around the world.
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