Climate Education
The Week Group Experience
The Week is a group experience - in-person or online - where participants meet 3 times within one week for 90 minutes (each time: 60 minutes to watch a documentary, and 30 minutes for a guided conversation) to grapple with the reality of the climate ...
Education in Emergencies
Rules of War
Classroom activities introducing young people to the principles of international humanitarian law and the "rules of war." Students will explore what the laws are, why we have them, and their importance in governing what is and is not allowe...
Climate Education
The CO2 Backpack (Germany)
Teach First Deutschland fellow Jens Becker explores the local dimension of climate change with his students and guides them in evaluating their own carbon footprint and consumption choices. Together, the students evaluate the carbon footprint of thei...
Education in Emergencies
L'histoire de Hassan et Youssof
Dans cette courte vidéo, Hassan et Youssof, deux enfants réfugiés, évoquent leur vie en Syrie, leur décision de se rendre en Europe et la manière dont leur père inculque la discipline en tant que champion de karaté. Les enseignants pourraient égaleme...
TACL
Stories on Vision: "Why Is This Family So Satisfied, and Why Is This Teacher So Angry?"
In this article from 2019, Steven Farr shares two experiences: a dinner with a Navajo family describing their love for a school he found wanting and a classroom visit with a Navajo teacher who challenges his suggesting that her students be prepared f...