What should an holistic approach to learning look like and how do we shift the focus from the accountability measures in existence now to ones that are relevant for all students in a changing world? Please share specific case studies/examples … Read More
I am Gladys Mansaray, a third year LLB Honours student at the University of Makeni (UniMak). I went to the EducAid Secondary School in 2009. Before 2009, it was really not easy for my parents to pay my school fees. … Read More
Space to learn & live & love Contribution to the Blog Series: Space2Learn.edublogs.org The conventional wisdom is that the best place for any child growing up is in their family. In an ideal world, where that family is financially stable … Read More
Taking Climate Change Seriously in our Schools. What are your best Tips for Teaching About Climate Change in Your Classroom? Contribution to the Global Teacher Series 2018 Strangely, and somewhat frustratingly, it has been quite difficult over the years to … Read More
How are you promoting well-being, health and happiness in your classrooms? Contribution to The Global Teacher Series 2018 The Battle For The Mind Physical and emotional safety are usually pre-requisites to us being willing to take risks. Risk-taking is … Read More
What careers advice would you provide to those entering the workforce in 2030? Contribution to discussions for the Global Education & Skills Forum 2018: ‘How do we prepare young people for the world of 2030 and beyond?’ The world has … Read More
This post is from the Top Global Teachers blog series. Find out more at www.cmrubinworld.com The western world is moving towards lifestyles that require less and less resilience. Physical hardship for many children is becoming a rarity as western parents live … Read More
September was an eventful month for everyone at EducAid. Teachers and staff gathered together for training and meetings before welcoming the children back into the classroom on 11th September. This was no small achievement after the devastation of August’s mudslide and … Read More
MITIGATING POVERTY — Solving poverty is not the prerogative of educators but equalizing every student’s opportunity for success in the classroom is. Part of The Global Teachers Blog series ‘The GEM Report provides an authoritative account of how education … Read More
I was fortunate enough to be one of twelve Stanton House employees that tackled the London to Brighton 100km walk. EducAid is a charity that we are truly passionate to support and I cannot believe that through many generous … Read More
Education is the answer. What’s the question? Sierra Leone has had a traumatic and traumatising few decades. I have been involved with this beautiful country since before my first visit in 1997. Since then, we have seen coups, the ending … Read More
Do you believe the curriculum needs to be more relevant for a 21st century world? If you had the power to change the school curriculum, what would you change? Part of the Top Global Teacher Blog Series Prince Ea’s ‘The … Read More
Emergency Flood Update #1 Our Lumley school is in the middle of the flood disaster area in Freetown. There are as yet no known EducAid deaths in the recent flooding and mudslides, but several of our staff have lost their … Read More
IN A 21st CENTURY WORLD, TEACHER LEARNING NEVER STOPS —Technology is quickly and forever changing. The moment teachers master one new piece of ed-tech, there may be something newer you need to know more about. Teachers attend professional development … Read More
Dr. Véronique Desnain is one of the newest members of our Board of Trustees. Véronique is an educationalist: a senior lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, and a long-term friend of Miriam and of EducAid. In April 2017, Véronique travelled … Read More
Companies like Google allow employees to spend “20% time” – that is 20% of their time working independently (on concepts they think will most benefit Google) – the goal being to inspire creativity and innovation. Some significant advances have happened … Read More
When we teach, we are the catalysts for the development of the next generation. As Helen Caldicot said, ‘Teachers are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth.’ There are … Read More
EducAid has always been focussed on the impact of the change we make rather than on the number of people that we work with. We would prefer to have a major impact on a few than to have a minor … Read More
How do we ensure the next generation is one which communicates civically, values honesty and recognises reality? Most of our students are accessing education in their third language, having been raised in one of the wealth of local languages as … Read More
Binta Bah, a female student, Mohamed and myself attended a workshop at Makeni which was organised by Charlie Haffner and Sorious Samura. The theme is Material Development workshop, SIERRA LEONE: A NATION’S JOURNEY. The project is about changing the narrative inspiring … Read More