Step 1: Workshop objectives

The teaching methods you will learn in this workshop are "Using stories, photos, and videos," "Writing and reflecting," and "Small groups." You will explore these methods with the help of Exploration 2C: Focus on child soldiers.

This exploration provides a detailed examination of one evolving area of international humanitarian law (IHL): the rules governing the recruitment and use of children by armed forces or armed groups. It raises these questions: "What are the needs of children?" "Why do children become combatants?" "What does international law say?" and "What are the consequences of the use of child soldiers?"

This workshop is designed to raise the same questions for teachers. Its aim is to enable you to familiarise yourself with a variety of pedagogical approaches for exploring the experience of child soldiers.

Take a look at the following workshop objectives:

• to explore and practise "Using stories, photos, and videos," "Writing and reflecting," and "Small groups," as teaching methods
• to become aware of the scope of the practices of recruiting and using boys and girls in war and the consequences of these practices
• to understand that both IHL and human rights law prohibit the recruitment and use of children under 15 in armed conflict and that many States formally accept a new law that raises this age limit to 18 years

Overview: What goes on in this workshop?

In this online workshop, you will do Exploration 2C: Focus on child soldiers, as if you were a student. You will also view slide presentations on the teaching methods used in this exploration: "Using stories, photos, and videos," "Writing and reflecting," and "Small groups."

You will need to keep an EHL journal to record your reflections. You may use your own paper journal, or download our journal template and type in your journal entry.