Safe Spaces and Basketball Scholarships

by Hollie Nielsen, AWC Central Scotland and AWC London

with contributions from Leslie Janoe, AWC Amsterdam, and Peninah Nthenya Musyimi, Founder of Safe Spaces

 

In previous articles, the Education Team has focused on the connection between Awesome Blossoms (AB) and the Education targets of Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4). In this article, we will focus on Safe Spaces’ (SS) basketball...

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Equal Access (SDG4) and the Power of Representation in Education

by Dana Cognetta Fritchie, AIWC Frankfurt

 

ed equal accessIn the United States, the promise of an equitable and inclusive public education often goes unrealized for students in underserved populations. Black students experience stark disparities in academic performance and access to resources, including a widening achievement gap in literacy and mathematics (NAEP, 2023) and higher poverty rates (Census, 2020). Students with disabilities also...

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Notes from the Field: AI in the Classroom

by Rebekka Klingshirn, Heidelberg IWC and high school and vocational school teacher

 

I have to admit: I’ve been so bored with my own teaching lately, something had to change. Don’t get me wrong: my students were successful and all passed their A-Levels in English every year I taught that age group (German is typically their first language, English is...

From Homework to Language Learning: A Guide for Useful AI Tools

by Mary Manning, Heidelberg IWC

 

Ed ai learningArtificial intelligence news has been dominating the news cycles for the last year – from multi-billion-dollar Silicon Valley investments, to Chinese innovations that upend the stock market, to the dangers of an unregulated tech industry. It can leave us feeling anxious and unsure about how to use this technology and where it fits into...

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Safe Spaces and Auto Mechanics

By Hollie Nielsen, AWC Central Scotland, with contributions from Leslie Janoe, AWC Amsterdam

 

Ed auto mechanics 1In previous articles, the Education Team has focused on the connection between Awesome Blossoms (AB) and the Education targets of Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4). In this article, we will focus on another program of Safe Spaces Organisation (SSO) and its connection to SDG4; AB is...

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Notes From the Field: I am the Change

by Leslie Janoe, AWC Amsterdam (from material shared by Peninah Musyimi, Director of Safe Spaces)

 

Just how important has the auto mechanics training program at Safe Spaces been? Find out in the words of Stacy, a program participant:

My name is Stacy. I am 22 years old. I live with my diabetic mum in Mathare. I have three siblings. I...

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