March 6 celebrates the Day of the Righteous of humanity dedicated to keeping alive and renewing the memory of those who, in every time and in every place, have done good by saving human lives, fought in favor of human rights during genocides and they defended the dignity of the person by refusing to yield to totalitarianism and discrimination between human beings. We organised in our school different discussion groups aiming to point out the importance of human dignity and of living in peace, respecting different cultures.

PORTUGAL

Aristides Sousa Mendes

"...Aristides de Sousa Mendes was a Portuguese ambassador who, in 1940, in what is regarded as the largest rescue operation carried out by a single person, saved more than 30,000 lives from Nazi persecution.

“I could not have acted otherwise, and I, therefore, accept all that has befallen me with love.”

                                                           Aristides de Sousa Mendes

                                                        https://fundacaoaristidesdesousamendes.pt/

Our school has always worked on Human Rights. The secondary school library has been working on projects with the theme of human rights for five years. The Righteous Among the Nations and the Holocaust are just some of the many subjects explored.

Students this year studied Leon Leyson's "The Boy on the Wooden Box" and discovered a Jewish perspective on Oskar Schindler.

Afterward, they watched the film “Schindler's List” and shared their conclusions with peers from other classes.

ALISTADESCHINDLER_PPTFINAL.pdf

An exhibition about the Holocaust was designated to sensitize the school community on this theme.

INTERNATIONAL DAY IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST

No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior.

                                                                                         Elie Wiesel

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

The students created different illustrations that reflect the theme based on the discussion of the Holocaust.

“Let’s build our global village”- eTwinning project (Human Rights)

The project is integrated into the curriculum of subjects involved and they proportionate a reflection on world history regarding Human Rights and the violation of those, especially during World War II.

We share un of the essays done by our students.

12CSE1_LOUISE WEISS.pdf