Refugee REACH Initiative at HGSE

11/04/2020

Dear Friends,

Please note that as of 04 November 2020, the Refugee REACH Initiative at Harvard Graduate School of Education will be discontinuing its page. We will, however, maintain an active social media presence and encourage you to follow and connect with us on our other platforms!

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We look forward to continuing our engagement with you — our network of researchers, educators, policymakers, and other actors around the world who are committed to creating spaces of belonging and advancing inclusive and quality learning for all!

Sincerely,
The REACH Team

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10/19/2020

African Community Center of Lowell founder and exec. director Gordon Halm explains the success of ACCL's free, summer program for African immigrant & children during , which focused on unity, preservation of culture & connection. https://bit.ly/357HPzR

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African Community Center of Lowell (ACCL) founder and executive director Gordon Halm explains how he and his staff successfully ran a free summer school program for African immigrant and refugee children in Lowell, Massachusetts during summer 2020, by adapting to virtual learning focused on unity, p

10/19/2020

New REACH blog on in during 🇧🇼 https://bit.ly/3k0DtRv

It addresses the immediate needs and long-term questions posed by learners, parents, & authorities for continuing student engagement.

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This blog highlights lessons from Botswana for continuing student engagement during Covid-19, as well as both the immediate needs and long-term questions posed by learners, parents, teachers, and authorities.

10/19/2020

Tomorrow: United Nations General Assembly event on internal in the context of 🌎 https://bit.ly/2In9pld

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10/09/2020

Thanks to all who joined us today for the Future of Education event at Harvard Graduate School of Education!

Be sure to sign up for our to receive regular updates on global & and practice! 👉 bit.ly/2M2bORo

10/09/2020

Join us today @ 12pm EST for a global discussion during Worldwide Week at Harvard University!

"Future of : Global Voices—to Create Welcoming Communities" will be moderated by REACH founder and director Sarah Dryden-Peterson of Harvard Graduate School of Education

https://bit.ly/2SracmX

10/09/2020

ICYMI - New blog by Nomisha Kurian on trauma-informed care & the need to prioritize wellbeing of displaced in policy and practice, especially during .

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Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge Pratham Maharashtra Pratham Education Foundation

This piece highlights the importance of supportive teacher-child relationships and peer networks in settings of adversity. Using India's nationwide lockdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic as a case study, the author suggests trauma-informed care as one approach to prioritizing the wellbeing of disp

10/07/2020

Register today! 🗓 Harvard Graduate School of Education event happening this Friday, Oct 9th at 12pm EST, moderated by REACH founder and director Sarah Dryden-Peterson. https://bit.ly/2SracmX

The conversation will focus on interconnected challenges of listening, , and collective responsibility when it comes to educating and nurturing young people today. Big ideas from all — not just educators — can inspire new thinking and directions for education around the world.

In a context of disruption and uncertainty, how can we fulfill our collective responsibility to ensure that all young people receive a high-quality and inclusive education? How can schools — and the communities around them — create welcoming spaces of belonging, even amid isolationism, both poli...

09/24/2020

New brief by member and Harvard Graduate School of Education alumus Dagan Rossini (EdM '20), together w/ alumna Felicity Burgess (EdM '20). Their work addresses the mismatch b/w supply of skilled graduates & demands in and offers recommendations for addressing key challenges facing universities, esp. in settings 🌍 https://lnkd.in/dXZJmVv

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Higher Education as a Pathway toward Peace in Burkina Faso: New Policy Perspectives Title Higher Education as a Pathway toward Peace in Burkina Faso: New Policy Perspectives Published Social Science Research Council, September 2020 Citation Higher Education as a Pathway toward Peace in Burkina Faso:...

09/23/2020

As systems in face pressure from mass migration, Zuhra Faizi of looks at the opportunities that -based schools offer for marginalized children in 🇦🇫 https://bit.ly/2RQNHY5

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit - AREU Harvard Graduate School of Education

This blog highlights the pressures that education systems face as a result of mass migration and focuses on the opportunities that community-based schools offer for marginalized children in Kabul, Afghanistan.

09/23/2020

New on REACH Harvard GSE's Migration & Displacement blog series: Hiba Salem of University of Cambridge looks at students' experiences & reflections of space in 's double-shift school system.

English https://bit.ly/3cjFrth
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Unicef Jordan Omar Razzaz

This piece is part of REACH's Migration and Displacement Blog Series and highlights Syrian refugee students' experiences and reflections of space in Jordan's double-shift school system. It is available in English and Arabic.

09/22/2020

A look into the direct and indirect effects of and violent on family dynamics and parents' practices following ’s decades-long civil war 🇨🇴 Growing evidence suggests that these wounds may compromise the well-being, , and development of future generations. https://bit.ly/2Hnb4qq

Facultad de Economía - Uniandes Harvard Graduate School of Education

Part of REACH's Migration and Displacement Blog Series, this piece examines the direct and indirect effects of war and violent displacement on family dynamics and parents’ practices following Colombia’s decades-long civil war. Growing evidence suggests that these wounds may compromise the well-b...