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Spot the Signs: Learn More about Protecting Teens Online

by Ann Marie Morrow, AWC Finland 

Have you spoken to the youth in your life about online safety?

Do they know what to look out for?

I came across a great resource for teens recently published by Protect Children. Katie Lindqvist, daughter of FAWCO member Tracy Dolan, interned at this organization over the summer. One of the projects she worked...

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Opinion – The Importance of Academic Freedom to Citizenship

by Michelle Miller, AIWC Cologne

 

I recently heard a podcast opining on the downfall of civilizations throughout history. The speaker argued that one hallmark of the end of a previously strong civilization was the disappearance of critical thinking in the populace. This caught my attention since I always tried as a Professor of Legal Studies to impress upon my...

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2025 Education Awards Support Neurodivergency Advocacy

by Mary Manning, Heidelberg IWC, with Michelle Miller, AIWC Cologne

 

The Education Team, along with the Health Team, have published several articles in recent years focusing on neurodivergency and the importance of supporting learners with diverse learning needs. 

2025 TFF Education Award recipientsSo the Education Team was obviously very pleased to learn about the 2025 recipients of the FAWCO Foundation Education Awards (EAs). During...

Education Roundup: March 2025

By Michelle Miller, AIWC Cologne and Education Team Co-Chair 

 

love to learn icon ed team feb22 resIn March, the Education Team begins its yearly focus on continuing education. Educators will tell you that one of their most cherished goals is to foster lifelong learning in their students. Life is simply better in so many ways when we continue our education, in whatever ways we can. That...

Safe Spaces and Basketball Scholarships

by Hollie Nielsen, AWC Central Scotland and AWC London

with contributions from Leslie Janoe, AWC Amsterdam, and Peninah Nthenya Musyimi, Founder of Safe Spaces

 

In previous articles, the Education Team has focused on the connection between Awesome Blossoms (AB) and the Education targets of Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4). In this article, we will focus on Safe Spaces’ (SS) basketball...

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Equal Access (SDG4) and the Power of Representation in Education

by Dana Cognetta Fritchie, AIWC Frankfurt

 

ed equal accessIn the United States, the promise of an equitable and inclusive public education often goes unrealized for students in underserved populations. Black students experience stark disparities in academic performance and access to resources, including a widening achievement gap in literacy and mathematics (NAEP, 2023) and higher poverty rates (Census, 2020). Students with disabilities also...

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