Education Articles

Nurturing Neurodiversity (SDG Target 4.5)

by Devinder Buttar, AW Surrey

We are stronger, gentler, more resilient, and more beautiful than any of us imagine. – Mark Nepo

We accept that biodiversity supports a healthy physical environment, and neurodiversity plays a similar vital role in creating a healthy cognitive environment.

We must recognize that differences in cognitive processes, communication styles, and sensory encounters do...

Education Roundup: April 2024

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

Our focus in March and April on continuing education reminds us that learning should be a lifelong endeavor.  As we celebrate Earth Day this April, it is easy to find links to Education SDG4 and the environment, especially in global citizenship, which we will explore in May and June. Just...

Navigating the Needs of Neurodiverse Students (SDG Target 4.5)

by Devinder Buttar, AW Surrey 

Accessibility allows us to tap into everyone’s potential.

– Debra Ruh

Education in Kenya and the Muslim Primary School

by Amanda Drollinger, AWC Central Scotland and Target Program Chair

The Target Project Awesome Blossoms Safe Spaces is based within the curtilage of two schools in Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya. The schools selected have reliable access to an adequate road network, as well as access to water sources through piped water from the Nairobi City Council and borehole water. Additionally,

Educação em Portugal – Education in Portugal: A Brief Overview

by Rebekka Klingshirn, Heidelberg IWC and Education Team Co-Chair

Education plays a vital role in Portugal, and as our Interim Meeting 2024 is taking place in Porto this year, let’s have a look at our host country’s educational system.

The educational system is regulated by the state, i.e., the Ministry of Education and the Ministry for Science, Technology and...

5for4: Five Days of Activism for SDG4

by Mary Adams, AWC The Hague

The Education Team challenges you to five days of activism for UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 from March 4 (Dr. Seuss’s birthday) to March 8 (International Women’s Day)! 

March 4: Learn more about SDG4

Find out more about SDG4 – Education. Learn how educators assess progress towards ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning...