Human Rights

Explore the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and its role in shaping global discussions on human rights. With unique features including student vlogs about human rights in different regions and guidance on taking informed action, youth will gain insights into how people navigate rights in various contexts. This course emphasizes global interconnectedness and encourages youth to learn how they can contribute to discussions about human rights in meaningful ways.

Global Nomads uses the power of storytelling to promote empathy and bring social topics to life through day-to-day realities. Participating youth read authentic, impactful stories from youth participants around the world that reveal deep truths about global issues, then enhance the conversation by sharing their own stories with fellow Student to World users. All participants are eligible to participate in moderated live conversations with other youth from around the world.

About The Course

Who
Should Register?

Educators
Classroom teachers and school administrators.

Group leaders & mentors
Afterschool programs and groups, faith-based organizations, scouting, clubs, etc.

Independent learners
Individual youth participants.

Free Courses

Online Access, 4 Learning Modules,
Live Virtual Events, Age 13 – 19,
English, Arabic, American Sign Languag

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Teachers, Educators, & Leaders
Create an account and invite students or youth participants.

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Students
If your teacher or group facilitator gave you a code.

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Independent Learners
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Text + Video Formats

Experience this content through your choice of learning paths.

Text-based
course

Includes written text, images, videos, and multimedia.

  • Interactive lessons
  • Respond to embedded videos and images
  • Understand key vocabulary
  • Read personal stories from real users
  • Submit and share stories

Content is available in a growing selection of languages:

  • English
  • Arabic
  • American Sign Language
  • More languages in development

Video-based
course

The same content, but explained through video conversations.
  • Video depiction of the course content
  • Closed Captions
  • American Sign Language interpretation
  • Image descriptions
  • Youth narration

Learning
Modules

Module 1:

Humanity

Explore everyday moments in which youth exercise their human rights and connect their own stories to the daily lived experiences of people across the world.

Module 2:

Identity

Examine marginalized identities to explore how factors of equity, equality, and justice affect an individual’s unique experience of human rights.

Module 3:

Global Goals

Youth explore the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the UN and, through story sharing, investigate the importance of a Sustainable Development Goal of their choice.

Module 4:

Everyday Action

Youth design action plans for supporting human rights individually, locally, and globally.

Learning
Objectives

  • Examine the human rights that are practiced daily.
  • Understand the concept of human rights and the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.
  • Explore global human rights violations.
  • Reflect on the ways that marginalized people are denied human rights.
  • Understand the differences between equality, equity, and justice.
  • Explore how communities fight for justice.
  • Consider the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and their relationship to human rights.
  • Understand the differences between equality, equity, and justice.
  • Explore the interconnectivity of the UN’s SDGs.
  • Students will explore and design action plans for supporting human rights individually, locally, and globally.

Standards
Alignments

English Language Arts Standards

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiently.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.3: Identify key steps in a text’s description of a process related to history/social studies
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.3: Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.7: Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem.

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 1: No poverty
  • Goal 2: Zero Hunger
  • Goal 4: Quality Education
  • Goal 5: Gender Equality
  • Goal 10: Reduced Inequality
  • Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  • Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

CASEL Social & Emotional Learning

  • Self Awareness
  • Self Management
  • Responsible Decision Making

Asia Society Global Competencies

  • Investigate the world
  • Recognize perspectives
  • Communicate ideas
    Take Action

21st Century Skills

  • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
  • Creativity and Innovation
  • Information Literacy
  • Media Literacy
  • Technology Literacy
  • Flexibility and Adaptability
  • Initiative and Self-Direction
  • Productivity and Accountability
  • Leadership and Responsibility

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