Chess and Human Rights Education

Aims of the tool

Learning by playing in collaborative methods, meeting barriers/ stereotypes/ HRE.
During debriefing, usually participants highlight the importance of team work as they split in groups of six and for every question/ answer another person represents the team.
During six pairs of questions, the first ones is always a collaboration between all different groups.This is important for altogether team spirit.
Six pair of questions are referring to refugees (1st pair)/ empathy to people with fewer opportunities (2nd)/ all different all equal(3rd)/ breaking stereotypes (4th)/ role of woman in our societies (5th)/ Human Rights(6th pair of questions)

Description of the tool

First pair of questions
Α1
“How is called the chess piece that cannot move backwards?;”
1) Bishop 2) King 3) Knight 4) Pawn 5) Queen 6) Rook
If any of the teams answered correctly, then all teams can take double points, 20 instead of 10, for the next question. If no team answers correctly, then all teams play for 10 points.
Α2
“How is called the person who cannot go back to his/her country?”
i) Traveller ii) Migrant iii) Ex Prisoner IV) Refugee V) Homeless VI) Student

Second pair of questions
Β1
“How is called the only chess piece that can move over other pieces”
1) Bishop 2) King 3) Knight 4) Pawn 5) Queen 6) Rook
If any of the teams answered correctly, then all teams can take double points, 40 instead of 20, for the next question. If no team answers correctly, then all teams play for 20 points.
Β2
“Give 2 examples of people who overcome the obstacles and successfully face the difficulties in their life.”
i) Person with Disabilities ii) Farmers iii) Students IV) Members of disadvantaged social groups V) Athletes VI) Parents

Third pair of questions
C1
“What chess piece is equal to the knight, yet moves differently?”
1) Bishop 2) King 3) Knight 4) Pawn 5) Queen 6) Rook
If any of the teams answered correctly, then all teams can take double points, 60 instead of 30, for the next question. If no team answers correctly, then all teams play for 30 points.
C2
“Spot the differences I order to match the skeleton with a continent of origin”

i) Short people- Asians ii) No difference iii) Small head - Africans IV) Big head - Americans V) Big nose - Oceanic VI) Flexible - Europeans

Fourth pair of questions
D1
“What is the chess piece that can move to equal number of white and black Chess squares no matter its position?”
1) Bishop 2) King 3) Knight 4) Pawn 5) Queen 6) Rook
If any of the teams answered correctly, then all teams can take double points, 80 instead of 40, for the next question. If no team answers correctly, then all teams play for 40 points.
D2
“Now, match the country of origin with specific characteristics: I)Greece, II) Germany: 1)Hard working, 2)Lazy 3)both”

Fifth pair of questions
Ε1
“What is the most powerful chess piece?”
1) Bishop 2) King 3) Knight 4) Pawn 5) Queen 6) Rook
If any of the teams answered correctly, then all teams can take double points, 100 instead of 50, for the next question. If no team answers correctly, then all teams play for 50 points.
Ε2
“Give an example of a paradigm woman who is not alive anymore.”
i) Amy Winehouse ii) Princess Diana iii) Eleanor Roosevelt IV) Marie Currie V) Elena Paparizou VI) Maria Kallas

Sixth pair of questions
F1
“What is the only chess piece that cannot be captured”
1) Bishop 2) King 3) Knight 4) Pawn 5) Queen 6) Rook
If any of the teams answered correctly, then all teams can take double points, 120 instead of 60, for the next question. If no team answers correctly, then all teams play for 60 points.
F2
“Give an example of a human right that is inalienable of all human beings.”
i) To Vacation ii) To a Nationality iii) To life IV) Freedom of Movement V) To education VI) To Work