Summary: Students will recognize the symbols of wartime childhood, and by familiarizing themselves with the story from the War Childhood Museum’s collection, they will reflect on and discuss the consequences of armed conflicts for children.
Main age group: 13-15
Time needed: 1-2 x 45-minute periods
Objectives:
- Observing the specifics of growing up in wartime.
- Recognize some severe consequences of war; life in exile, loss of home, growing up in a hotel/refugee camp.
- Learning about the importance of civil society organizations such as the aforementioned Caritas and others.
- Reflecting and discussing the consequences of wartime childhood, children’s suffering and the various circumstances that war can entail.
- Expressing a critical opinion about the effects of war events on childhood, on free play and pointing out the limited possibilities.
- Recognizing the responsibility of the community and strangers for the needs of others in wartime circumstances (accommodation, aid packages, inclusion, support).
Materials needed: Printed out materials from annexes, small pieces of paper in different colors depending on the number of groups and the number of students in the class/group.