European unification has many centres, but Strasbourg is one of the most important. The European Parliament and the European Court of Human Rights, combined with its history as a focus for international rivalry, teaches students to understand the processes behind European unification. They can also learn about the dark, recent past of European conflict.
Subject Focus:
- KS 3-4: Study interdependency and the defence of human rights
- KS 3-4: Learn about European integration and globalisation.
- KS 3-4: Understand the human side of recent history.
Student Outcomes:
- Learn about the development of international law and efforts to enforce human rights.
- Empathise with the affects of racism and prejudice.
- Explore the nature of obligation to others in our own and other societies.
- Appreciate the scale of the threat of global warming and the need to search for sustainability.
