CYC 602 Chapter Notes - Chapter Articles: Universal Design, Equal Opportunity

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Child and Youth Care
• Course: CYC 602
• Professor: Kim Snow

Document Summary

Ask them: child participation in the development of educational services. General comment number 7 by the uncrc saying that the views of children should be taken into account. In italy a study was done with 113 children between 4-7 about their educational views. Children suggested their ideal school to be big with space to play together with u-shaped and the circle of ideas (children described their drawing) desk arrangements, a colorful classroom, and surrounded by space, trees and flowers. Most children said happiness makes a school better, as well as a supportive learning environment with nice teachers who care for them and friends that they can play with during after school activities and school curriculum. Children wanted more outdoors activities (gardening), arts and crafts (different materials), playing (puzzles, blocks, physical activities) and sciences (nature, science lab, space to read) Over-all children identified the school as a place to learn, socialize and play.