Daniel – “Everyone should know about their rights because they are very important, especially for children.”
Cullen – “I want to be part of Steering Group because I want help lots of people.”
Emily – “I think it is important that everyone knows their rights because they are key in life whether you are an adult or a child.”
Harley – “I think it is important to know about your rights because rights help keep the world peaceful.”
Tyler – “I want to be in Steering Group because I love to learn about rights and it is really fun.”
Chloe – “I think it’s important that children know about their rights to keep themselves safe.”
Ruby – “I want to be in Steering Group because I want to know what it’s like to work with the older children.”
Megan – “I think it’s important to know your rights because otherwise people might do whatever they want.”
Corey – “I loved being part of Steering Group last year and want to continue being part of all the projects we started.”
William – “I want to be in the Steering Group because I want to help people know and understand the rights and for them to know they have access to all the rights.”
April-Marie – “I want to be in the Steering Group because I think the rights are really interesting.”
Holly – “I wanted to be in the Steerting Group to help the school become a Rights Respecting School. I also wanted to work with people from other years and share my opinions with them.”
Elections for the steering group are held every September and below are a couple of the speeches from this years nominees.