What Governments Can Learn From Innovation in Education
It is yesterday’s news that technology is evolving at an exponential rate and we are now just barely beginning to grasp the possible implications of what that can mean for humanity. Life on our planet is facing many challenges that require major transformations in the way we live together on it, from environmental regulation to […]
The Impact of “Shedding a Light” on Education
“Our community did not know what the electricity was. We did not know what a child could handle at school. Now, they know how a computer operates”. That is what a leader of a Colombian rural community of Tunay answered when he was asked about how the Lights to Learn (LtL) program affected their lives. He […]
Building a Successful Youth Employment Program
Yvonne is a young Kenyan woman. As an orphan, she moved in with her sister after completing high school and spent three years searching for a job. “I was feeling like an outcast in the society,” she says. Unfortunately, she’s not alone. There are 75 million unemployed young people globally, and three times as many […]
Building Lifelong Learning Communities for Smart Cities
54% of the world’s current population lives in urban areas, and it is within these cities where we confront social, environmental, and economic issues. Recently the proliferation of smart city projects around the world has led to an increase in discourse regarding the issue of smart citizenship. Rapid urbanization and industrialization have given rise […]
Career Guidance: Empowering Those With Special Needs
It is necessary for modern societies to embrace and include their special needs citizens. In line with Qatar National Vision 2030, the empowerment and integration of people with special abilities in society are currently one of Qatar’s main socio-educational priorities. This is achieved through the development of specific programs that cater to their needs, protect their rights, […]
Educating for Life on Earth
The Deep Green Bush-School (DGBS) was designed to increase the health and well-being of current and future generations, as well as all life on the planet – and this makes us revolutionary. We’re more than just a ‘nature school’. We’re intentionally designed to end all exploitation and injustice by raising youth with a healthy […]
“The Mind Once Enlightened Cannot Again Become Dark”
“Young people, particularly our girls, need to understand that doctors and scientists are something that anyone can become, no matter how much money your family has, where you come from, or whether you are a man or a woman – and that message is more important than ever in today’s world” (Michelle Obama, 2016). […]
Talking to Children About Real World Events
Since we often find ourselves questioning our own understanding of a crisis, it’s no surprise that we avoid these difficult subjects with children. However, I think it is more important than ever to enable difficult discussions first and foremost in our own homes. As a parent, I understand the strong need to shield our children […]
How Can Financial Incentives Improve Student Learning Outcomes?
The growing affordable private schools market in India represents a paradoxical mixture of opportunities and challenges. On the one hand, affordable private schools are supported by a growing network of service providers, who see an opportunity to participate in the fast-growing education market in India and want to play a role in improving educational quality. […]
To Fix Youth Unemployment in Africa, We Need to Build Skills in the Informal Sector
Unemployment is a silent trauma forging the common experience of my generation, and we are failing to create the conditions to change this reality. Instead, we are confined to a narrative of formal education and formal employment while our reality in Africa is overwhelmingly informal employment. Just like the mustard seed, informal employment grows […]