Education Articles

Resources for Students and Parents Learning and Teaching from Home, Part 6 of 6: Pandemic Resources for Mindfulness & Yoga

by Adrianne George, AWC Gothenburg, AWC Malmö, AWC Stockholm

Welcome to the 6th (and last!) installment of valuable resources for you to use at home with your children. NEW THIS WEEK we look at life skills for our pandemic world that focus on well being. Looking to REALLY get away? Try out the Bonus Field Trips: Special terrestrial and extraterrestrial experiences!

Mindfulness

For Children

Notes from the Field: International Refugee Day

A Refugee’s Perspective: Jordan

I have been a refugee since 2014. Our community in Iraq used to be so beautiful. It had different cultures and ideologies. I was a social person and I made a mark everywhere I went! I am not trying to be prideful, but I was charismatic and I always socialized with the community.

But after...

The Education Legacy of Hope Beyond Displacement

by Mary Adams, AWC The Hague & Devinder Buttar, AWC London

World Refugee Day (June 20) is dedicated to raising awareness about people who have been forcibly displaced. Syrian refugees remain the largest known displacement crisis in the world, with 5.6 million registered refugees. Including over 2.5 million children, they are living in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt.

SDG #4 and The FAWCO Foundation Development Grants: A Perfect Partnership

by Mary Adams, AWC The Hague

FAWCO established The FAWCO Foundation in 1967. The sole purpose of the Foundation is to implement FAWCO’s philanthropic concerns and interest in the global community. In 2014, the Foundation aligned the Development Grant program with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Health, Education, Human Rights and the Environment.

FAWCO Clubs, Members and FAUSA...

The Effects of Poverty and Disease on Education (SDG 4.5)

by Keziah Watatua, AWA Kenya

[To my esteemed reader...I pen this article from a lovely suburban village west of Nairobi, a beautiful city with balanced weather under the sun. The name Nairobi comes from a Maasai word, Enkarenairobi, which means “cool place.”]

Poverty and disease are correlated because the impact that each of them places upon those affected is...

Update on Literacy (SDG 4.6)

by Julia Schechter, AWC London

A test of any country’s educational system is its literacy rate. What would you guess the worldwide literacy rate to be? I was impressed to learn, according to UNESCO, that the global youth literacy rate (ages 15-24) over the last two decades has increased from 83% to 91%. Keep in mind that these percentages are based...