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Zambia: Critical Thinking Education
The first of a series of four seminars on critical thinking for the Zambian Ministry of Education was organized in August 2011, with support from the Open Society Initiative for […]
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Romania: New Bill’s Effects on Rural Education
Romania has a new National Education Bill and, in terms of development of key competences to children and youth, the bill brought important positive changes (it still has a lot […]
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Georgia: No Child Left Behind Program
(National Model for Basic Literacy, Numeracy and Life skills for deprived children in Georgia and Azerbaijan) On 2-5 September, 20011 the first international meeting was held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Georgian […]
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Turkey: Roma Students Go Beyond the Barriers
The Roma population in Turkey is estimated to be around 2 millions although the numbers vary according to different sources. And Turkey is in no better situation than other European […]
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South Africa: Helping Refugee Children Tell Their Stories
Stop frame animation is a notoriously fiddly business. Add a bunch of (young) school kids and… the whole business becomes exponentially more difficult? Having used the time in a holiday […]
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South Africa: Equal Education
EE submits report on Department of Basic Education’s annual performance Equal Education (EE) has sent a briefing note to the South African Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Basic Education. This coincides […]
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New Progress in Research in Chinese Education NGOs
Led by Prof. Zhou Yong and Dr. He Shanyun, the task group of the Educational Movement for Social Justice of Chinese NGOs has accomplished the following works within recent 3 months. First, […]
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Caucasus: Summer Camp Prompts Intercultural Cooperation
Cross Border Intercultural Cooperation in the Caucasus At a beautiful resort complete with sandy beaches and a scenic forest, 30 students of 12-19 years of age attended the international summer […]
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Argentina: Virtual Campus Promotes Learning in Primary Schools
Fundación Leer in Argentina: e-learning and a virtual community to promote critical thinking projects in primary schools Fundación Leer, non profit organization promoting literacy in Argentina since 1997, began to […]
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Slovakia: LEGO Helps Children Learn Geometry
Revuca, Comenius Primary School The Comenius Primary School in Revuca – a town where the very first Slovak Grammar School was founded, is attended by no less than 20% of […]
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