International Day of the World’s Indigenous People – 9/08/2012

When I was teaching, I came across a  published by the  Mohawk (Kanienkehaka)  Nation and entitled  Akwesasne Notes. The struggle to maintain the Mohawk language and the efforts of elders and educators to keep the language alive and learned by the next generation both interested and excited me as a teacher. The struggle goes on

How many children are learning?

The plain answer is -we don’t know! However, there is progress on trying to find answers to this question. Advances have been made since 1990’s on getting more children into school but the real goal of getting more children into school and learning is a bigger challenge. And once they are in school what is

Redefining the Educational Form: Peace Education through Escuela Nueva

The following article is from the latest newsletter from the Escuela Nueva Foundation Redefining the Educational Form: Peace Education through Escuela Nueva Matthias Rüst Consultant for Peace Education at Fundación Escuela Nueva, Colombia In his article The Substance of Peace Education, Magnus Haavelsrud makes a case to analyze peace education through the lenses of three major components:

Opportunities for the Future: Basic vocational training for refugee youth in Dadaab (Kenya)

Worldwide , youth are having a difficult time, particularly in terms of low educational achievement and restricted job and training opportunities. Those who are displaced or find themselves as refugees have particular difficulties: Opportunities for the Future: Basic vocational training for refugee youth in Dadaab (Kenya) Norwegian Refugee Council Refugee youth in Dadaab refugee camp in