Nobel Peace Center

Nobel Education

10-13 years

13-18 years

Download all

Download

The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate is Narges Mohammadi 

In the last year we have seen young Iranians protesting in the streets, cutting their hair, and fighting for freedom. The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi.

In this lesson, the students will learn more about Narges Mohammadi and the Iranian people’s struggle for human rights.

The lesson plan is a collaboration between the Nobel Peace Center and the Norwegian national broadcaster NRK. We hope you find it useful and inspiring. 

Warm-up: What do we see in these images? (10 min)

Film and Questions (25 min)

Task: Music as Protest (25 min)

Creative Writing: Stepping into Someone Else's Shoes (45 min) 

Human Rights

Democracy

Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize 2023

Who won the Nobel Peace Prize 2022, and why?

What is the status for human rights and democracy in the three laureates’ home countries Belarus, Russia and Ukraine?

Why are the concepts civil society, freedom of association and rule of law fundamental for any true democracy?

What do previous peace prize laureates have in common with this year’s winners?

 for background reading on the laureates.

nobelprize.qbank.se

In this lesson, the students will explore this year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureates and the connection between human rights, democracy and peace. In addition, the plan includes an in-depth task where the students can explore previous Nobel Peace Prize laureates.

VOCABULARY

FILM CLIP AND QUESTIONS

THINK AND DISCUSS

FIND OUT MORE

The Nobel Peace Prize 2022

This is a step-by-step timetable for the Nobel Prize lesson – a ready-to-use lesson on the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. 

The overall teams are freedom of expression, journalism, and the two brave journalists, Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov.

1. Warm-up

2. Show the video "How does the Nobel Peace Prize work?"

3. Slideshow

4.  Show the interview

5. Explore the Peaze Prize exhibition 2021

6. Student worksheet

7. Conclusion (5 min)

Freedom of expression

2021 Peace Prize Lesson - Freedom of expression 

To introduce the Nobel Peace Prize and to activate the students prior knowledge about it.

To reflect upon what peace really is, and the many different ways to work for a peaceful world.

This lesson is about the Nobel Peace Prize and the history behind the award. The assignments can be used as an introduction to the Nobel Peace Prize and also as an introduction to a more philosophical lesson about peace as such. Is peace more than the abscence of war? If so, what defines a peaceful world and a peaceful life? 

Introduction to the Nobel Peace Prize

Video

What is peace?

Group assignment: Criteria for the Nobel Peace Prize 

What is the Nobel Peace Prize?

PC with internet connection / Pen and paper

In the history of the Nobel Peace Prize many laureates have been awarded this prestigious prize for the way they resolved a conflict with non-violent methods. In this lesson, the students will learn about how a conflict develops and how to reduce it. Conflicts are parts of our everyday life and if we try to learn from them, we can experience a more peaceful life.

What is conflict?

The Conflict Staircase 

Conflict resolution

Nobel Peace Prize laureates as role models

Conflict

Understanding conflicts

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (simplified, PDF).

The first Nobel Peace Prize for human rights work was awarded in 1960. That year, Albert Luthuli received the prize for his leadership in the struggle against the racist apartheid system. Since then, many peace prizes has been awarded for human rights work. 

This lesson is an introduction to human rights, where students will discuss, reflect, and create their way to a good basic understanding of human rights.

Lessons

The Nobel Peace Prize 2023

The Nobel Peace Prize 2022

2021 Peace Prize Lesson - Freedom of expression

What is the Nobel Peace Prize?

Understanding conflicts

What are human rights?