rights of children

3. • IN-SERVICE TRAINING @ SJCNHS@ JANUARY
29, 2024
1. What did you feel when we were playing the
game?
PROCESSING
2. Who does the bahay represent in the
game?
3. What happen when the “bahay” fails to
protect
children?

4. 5. Who is primarily affected when a
“bagyo”
happens? Why do you say so?
PROCESSING
4. What does the “bagyo” represent in the game?

6. SCRIPT
Slide 2:
Discussion Introduce the session. Say: As students, it’s essential that we know what children’s rights are, it is important
to have a deeper understanding of these concepts.
Trigger Material/Activity: “Bahay, Bata, Bagyo”
1. Ask the learners to set an open space in the room or open space as an alternative
2. Divide the learners into groups of 3. In the group, two persons will form a house by facing each other and raising
arms in a slanting position, touching hands at the top, to form the roof of the Bahay.
3. The remaining person will stay inside and shall be the Bata. The facilitator shouts “Bahay, Bata, Bagyo several times
and ends with a shout choosing any of the 3 (bahay, bata or bagyo)
4. If the facilitator shouts “Bata”, all the bata (person inside the house) shall leave the Bahay to go to another Bahay.
The Bahay stays. If the facilitator shouts “Bahay”- the bahay, without breaking the formation, looks for a new bata. Each
Bata does not move. If the facilitator shouts “Bagyo!”, everyone scrambles to make a new formation. The facilitator
joins one group leaving a participant without any group. This person will then become the “it”, repeating what the
facilitator did beforehand.
5. Repeat this for 3 to 4 rounds, after which, thank everyone for participating.

7. SCRIPT
Slide 5:
The following are the specific rights of children under each of the 4 categories;
a. Survival - are those that children need to live: like food, shelter, and clothing
b. Development - those which children need to grow as a whole person, such as education to
develop mentally; rest and play to develop physically and socially; and love and care to
develop emotionally.
c. Participation - freedom to speak out children’s opinions, to have access to good and
important information, and most of all, a name and nationality, to be identified as a
member of a family, community, and society.
d. Protection - To be protected from abuse, neglect, and exploitation, in all forms.
It is also important to understand that Children’s rights, although guaranteed, are sometimes not
automatically enjoyed by children. Children, considered as “Rights Holders” must be assisted by “Duty
Bearers” to have access to these rights. Duty bearers are adults and institutions that create the
necessary conditions for children to enjoy their rights. We, as teachers, are considered as duty-
bearers.
With all rights being equal, it is also necessary to note that if children’s rights to protection are
violated, then the other rights will be difficult to fulfill.