Pupils at Aberchirder Primary will take part in a nationwide celebration of children’s rights next week.
The school is just one of hundreds across the country taking part in a Unicef-led campaign to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The ‘rights ramble’ will take place on Thursday, November 20 when the school’s pupils will walk through the town and deliver messages to passersby about what the 1989 convention means to them.
The convention led to the adoption of commitments protecting youngsters by the global community. These rights include what a child needs to survive and grow to fulfil their potential and applies to every child regardless of their age or gender.
Lucy Forest, a P5 pupil at the school, said she was excited about having to spread information on the rights across the wider community.
She added: “In our class we have been learning about what rights children have. All children in the world have the same rights. One of the rights is that children should have a home. My home is nice and cosy, but not everybody’s home is the same.”
The campaign has meanwhile been praised by Aberchirder councillor John Cox. Yesterday, he paid tribute to the pupils for taking an interest in other people’s rights.
He said: “I’ve got to compliment Aberchirder school in getting involved in this initiative. It’s not very often a community like that has such a political interest.
“I think it’s great, it will encourage youngsters to be more aware of people’s rights. Hopefully, this is the start of many other interests they have.”
Pupils will leave the school to start their parade at 9.30am.