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Preserving Cognitive Health as We Age

by Dr. Lucy Andrews, AW Aquitaine, and the Health Team

 

In today’s wHealth COGNITIVE CUPorld, we are constantly faced with environmental and psychological stressors that can have profound effects on our cognitive health. From the demands of daily life to the natural aging process, maintaining a sharp and resilient brain becomes more critical as we age. Dr. Lucy Andrews, an expert with...

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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Notes from the Field: AI in the Classroom

by Rebekka Klingshirn, Heidelberg IWC and high school and vocational school teacher

 

I have to admit: I’ve been so bored with my own teaching lately, something had to change. Don’t get me wrong: my students were successful and all passed their A-Levels in English every year I taught that age group (German is typically their first language, English is...

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Summary of Cervical Cancer/HPV Webinar

by Dr. Veronica Ventura, AWC Bern

 

Health cervical canver webinarThe recent webinar on cervical cancer and HPV was a well-attended event that provided valuable insights into the causes of cervical cancer, the link between HPV and cervical cancer, various screening methods, and the HPV vaccine. The session was fun and interactive, with many questions from attendees.

The webinar began with an overview...

From Homework to Language Learning: A Guide for Useful AI Tools

by Mary Manning, Heidelberg IWC

 

Ed ai learningArtificial intelligence news has been dominating the news cycles for the last year – from multi-billion-dollar Silicon Valley investments, to Chinese innovations that upend the stock market, to the dangers of an unregulated tech industry. It can leave us feeling anxious and unsure about how to use this technology and where it fits into...

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Eating a Plant-based Diet to Combat Climate Change

by Cristin Middlebrooks, AWC Antwerp

 

As I am writing this article, Los Angeles is on fire. More than 35,000 acres have burned, leaving thousands of people homeless. Dangerous conditions, brought on by climate change, came together to make these some of the worst fires on record. In an interview on PBS, Gavin Schmidt, the director of the NASA Goddard...

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