Beyond the Game: Connecting youth to the FIFA World Cup 2026™ through meaningful learning and exploration of soccer, identity and human rights

WHAT: The Centre for Sport and Human Rights has launched a new curriculum that combines soccer with human rights. Generation 2026 School-Based Curriculum (Generation 2026) is a FIFA World Cup 2026™ Toronto Legacy Program built with the generous support from Physical and Health Education Canada. On June 17, hundreds of children will be introduced to the curriculum and experience a day of soccer-related games and activities that explore the FIFA World Cup 2026™ through the lens of human rights, inclusion and global citizenship. Students will also be paid a special visit Mississauga-born athlete Rumaysa Khan.

WHEN:  Wednesday, June 17, 2026 | 10:30am – 11:30am

WHERE: Elizabeth B. Phin Public School | 1500 Rougemount Dr, Pickering, ON L1V 1N1

WHO:

• Sabrina Razack – Canada Senior Project Lead at Centre for Sport and Human Rights
• Frank Samuels – Principal at Elizabeth B. Phin Public School
  
• Rumaysa Khan – Athlete

BACKGROUND: The Centre for Sport and Human Rights is a human rights organisation for the world of sport. Its mission is to advance a world of sport that fully respects and promotes human rights by generating awareness, building capacity and delivering impact. For more information on the Centre for Sport and Human Rights, please visit www.sporthumanrights.org