{"id":46,"date":"2023-04-02T05:35:09","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T05:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecliftonschool.org\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2023-04-02T19:20:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T19:20:29","slug":"the-rights-of-a-child","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thecliftonschool.org\/philosophy\/the-rights-of-a-child\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rights of a Child"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"46\" class=\"elementor elementor-46\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ca44e16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ca44e16\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/thecliftonschool.org\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66eda749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"66eda749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd5ff30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd5ff30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>We have a strong positive image of the child as an active discoverer and inventor who constructs knowledge from experiences with his or her environment.<\/p><p>Our educational focus is not on what children\u00a0<em>need<\/em>\u00a0to know, but on what they have the\u00a0<em>right<\/em>\u00a0to explore and learn.<\/p><p>We believe children have the right 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feelings \u2022 Make choices \u2022 Get dirty \u2022 Be respectful \u2022 Be successful \u2022 Make mistakes \u2022 Ask questions \u2022 Solve their own problems \u2022 Change their environment \u2022 Test their own ideas and theories \u2022 Build new understandings \u2022 Make friends \u2022 Find meaning \u2022 Play without interruption \u2022 Learn self-help skills \u2022 Have nutritious foods \u2022 Be respected \u2022 The truth \u2022 Be loved \u2022 Make a mess \u2022 Explore \u2022 Be clean \u2022 Be heard \u2022 Sleep when tired \u2022 Explore and discover \u2022 Play by self \u2022 Be alone \u2022 Be comforted \u2022 Be self-expressive \u2022 To dislike \u2022 Not participate \u2022 Be nurtured \u2022 Eat when hungry \u2022 Be creative \u2022 Investigate \u2022 Set own space \u2022 Be themselves \u2022 Say \u201cno\u201d \u2022 Be shy \u2022 Make suggestions \u2022 Be loud \u2022 Cheer \u2022 Cry \u2022 Be strong \u2022 Be weak \u2022 Try new things \u2022 Be taught \u2022 Be 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