Resources
Humanitarian emergencies—including conflicts, mass displacement, environmental disasters, and health crises—cause severe disruptions to education for millions of children. Here, you will find a curated selection of lesson plans and classroom activities designed to empower educators who are either teaching about such emergencies or who have emergency-impacted students in their classrooms. Topics include: refugees, statelessness, human rights, war and conflict, peace, climate-induced crises, emergency preparedness, natural hazards, first aid, and social-emotional learning. Find out more about our Education in Emergencies (EiE) initiative and our EiE work.
Education in Emergencies
Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami
A lesson to examine the Indonesia earthquake and tsunami in 2018, which left over 1,700 people dead, over 60,000 displaced from their homes, and thousands more injured or missing. In this lesson, students will review what has happened and explore the...
Education in Emergencies
School Safety During an Emergency or Crisis
Resource that discusses a school's crisis plan, including live active shooter drills at schools, how to communicate emergencies at schools to parents, school emergency response keywords to know, and a school safety checklist for students and parents....
Education in Emergencies
Preparing for Earthquakes
This webpage contains an infographic outlining preparedness activities students can do in their homes. For example: securing bookcases and shelves, placing heavy objects on lower shelves, turning off gas, electricity and water, and more.
Education in Emergencies
In Search of Safety
These teaching resources explore the arrival of refugees and migrants in Europe, including one-off lessons and longer projects. There are more than 20 activities, children's stories, infographics, and videos to bring the topic to life. Historical con...
Education in Emergencies
Qui sont les réfugiés?
Cette courte vidéo d’animation du HCR définit l'expression « réfugié ». Cette vidéo peut aider à préparer une leçon et peut également être utilisée pour donner vie à ce sujet dans le cadre des leçons des élèves.
Education in Emergencies
Planificar Juntos
En este video de 1 minuto, Grover explica qué es una emergencia y cómo prepararse para cuando se produzca. Después de mirar el video con tus estudiantes, explícales que una emergencia se produce cuando sucede algo inesperado que nos fuerza a actuar r...