Education in Emergencies
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
Climate Change in the South Pacific
Students will consider the humanitarian impacts of climate change, improve their understanding of the effects on people’s lives, be introduced to the term "climate change refugee," and understand ways people can remain resilient and optimistic. Stude...
Education in Emergencies
Solidarity with Sri Lanka
A lesson to examine and discuss what happened in April 2019 when more than 250 Christians were killed and hundreds more injured as attacks were carried out in churches and hotels across Sri Lanka. Students will consider their initial reactions to the...
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
Pecyn adnoddau Hawliau Dynol yn yr Ysgol Gynradd
Mae'r adnodd hwn yn cynnwys gweithgareddau ar gyfer gwersi rhyngweithiol i helpu plant 5-11 oed i ddeall eu hawliau dynol a'r gwerthoedd a'r agweddau sy'n sail iddynt. Mae'r pynciau'n cynnwys masnach fyd-eang a masnach deg, tlodi ac anghydraddoldeb, ...
Education in Emergencies
A Hurricane Comes to Sesame Street
Watch Big Bird’s friends help him rebuild his nest after a hurricane, similar to how teachers can help rebuild students' sense of safety and security. Teachers can reflect with students on questions like: How did Big Bird feel when he saw his nest ru...
Education in Emergencies
Ou vont les réfugiés?
Cette courte vidéo d’animation du HCR revient sur le parcours des réfugiés à la suite de leur déplacement. Elle peut aider à préparer une leçon et constitue également un support visuel dans le cadre des leçons.
Education in Emergencies
Roads to Refuge
This resource has 13 lesson plans on exploring who is a refugee, refugee journeys, and refugee settlement. Lessons cover terminology, myths and facts, persecution, countries of origin, why people flee, where people seek asylum, durable solutions, res...
Education in Emergencies
Emergency Helpers
This two-minute video reminds students that there's always someone helping. After watching the video together, ask students to name some of the special helpers they can go to in an emergency (such as a doctor, firefighter, police officer, or teacher)...