Exploring Conflict and Child Soldiers in the Classroom – Why and How Should We Approach this Topic?

This session will explore peace and conflict, through looking at the issue of child soldiers. Firstly, we will focus on why the issue of conflict should be explored in class. We will look at strategies for exploring conflict at an individual, school, community and international level. We will then look at the use of child soldiers and the various perspectives on this issue.

Teachers who have explored this topic will showcase their work, highlighting challenges and impact the work has had.