Cheonjae Education and National Human Rights Commission Jointly Develop 'Elementary Human Rights Textbook'

To Be Introduced into the 5th and 6th Grade Curriculum Starting in the Second Semester of This Year

Cheonjae Education announced on the 10th that it will distribute the nation’s first human rights textbook for elementary schools, jointly developed with the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, to schools across the country.

The textbook, titled "Precious Human Rights We Protect Together," was planned by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea and jointly developed by the Commission and Cheonjae Education for grades 5 and 6. After passing the final review by the Chungcheongnam-do Office of Education, it will be introduced into the school curriculum starting from the second semester of the 2026 academic year.

This textbook was developed to help students not only understand and explore various human rights issues they encounter in daily life, but also to grow as citizens who respect the human rights of themselves, others, and the global community. The focus goes beyond simple acquisition of human rights knowledge, aiming to foster students' ability to recognize and participate in solving human rights issues themselves.

'Precious Human Rights We Protect Together' Textbook Image. Cheonjae Education

The textbook is organized around topics closely related to students’ lives, including ▲ the meaning of human rights and student rights ▲ prejudice and discrimination ▲ the development of information technology and human rights ▲ the history of human rights and global solidarity ▲ the climate crisis and climate justice. Its design allows students to expand their understanding of human rights from the individual, to school and local community, and ultimately to the global community. The textbook comprises 112 pages and 32 instructional sessions.

Additionally, the textbook can be flexibly used not only during autonomous school hours, but also in connection with subject classes and creative experiential activities. It is structured so that it can be incorporated into autonomous activities by grade or class units and into unique educational programs, depending on each school’s curriculum.

To mark the publication of Korea’s first elementary human rights textbook, a free distribution initiative will also be carried out under the supervision of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea. Applications for free distribution can be submitted through Cheonjae Education’s teaching and learning support platform, "T-Sherpa," from August 18 to September 20. Selected schools will receive free textbooks in accordance with the number of students in the applicant classes. In addition, teacher guides (PDF), session-by-session classroom PPT materials, and online training for authors will also be provided through "Cheonjae T-Sherpa."

A representative from Cheonjae Education stated, “We hope that the textbook will help students understand human rights not just as knowledge, but as a value in life, enabling them to grow as citizens who respect, care for, and stand in solidarity with one another.”

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