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Ocean

Why is ocean literacy key to protecting our marine ecosystems?

In partnership with the European Commission

Ocean travels to Malta and the Netherlands to meet the enthusiasts attempting to raise public awareness about the health of our seas and the marine environment.

Ocean

'Every second breath you take comes from the ocean,' says expert

In partnership with the European Commission

"If it wasn't for the ocean, climate change would be much worse because of higher CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere," says Malta's Ocean Ambassador Alan Deidun.

Europe News

Belgian teachers protest working conditions and financial cuts

The demonstration in Brussels gathered teachers and school staff from the French-speaking region of Wallonia.

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Schools against discrimination: How Special Olympics movement is bringing wind of change

Partner content presented by Special Olympics

The Special Olympics (SO) movement is leveraging the role of schools to boost inclusion through its Unified Schools programme.

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Re-working the working week

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

In this Focus, we look at the recent shift in the UAE to move to a shorter workweek.

World

The Piano with the first Black Steinway certified technician in Africa (INSPIRE AFRICA)

So I want to have more people living in Africa, being certified Steinway technicians and having nice careers in music and servicing all our pianos. We do have pianos; we have a lot of pianos. .. So if we have more people doing it, there's really less reason to not just tune pianos" Tshepiso Ledwaba

Culture news

'Orwellian' ban sees Holocaust book removed from school curriculums

A district ruling in Tennessee, US, will ban the Pulitzer-winning 1991 graphic novel 'Maus' from its Holocaust education programme on the grounds of "nudity" and "language".

Norway

Taliban delegation's visit to Norway prompts protest in Oslo

A Taliban delegation is due to meet with Norwegian and international authorities in the first such visit to the West since the Afghan takeover last August.

France

France's education minister faces calls to resign over Ibiza trip

It has emerged that education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer was on holiday earlier this month when he announced new strict rules for French schools.

Tech News

Are virtual classrooms in the metaverse the future of education?

Equipping its students with Oculus headsets, the Optima Classical Academy in Florida is just one of the schools betting on virtual reality to power the classrooms of the future.

Poland

MPs back controlling schools to stop 'threats to children's morals'

Critics say the law could reduce teaching on LGBT+ and reproductive rights.

France

France promises FFP2 masks and more workers after teachers strike

France's education minister said the government would provide five million FFP2 masks and hire 3,300 contract workers following a massive education strike.

Culture news

British school renames building after JK Rowling's TERF wars

The Harry Potter author's specially-dedicated building in Chelmsford's Boswell School has been renamed after staff and pupils expressed concerns over her status on transgender rights.

Culture news

UNESCO and Belgian theatre help Iraqi youngsters make a movie in Mosul

Young Iraqi film students tell their own stories from Mosul by the help of UNESCO. In a collaboration between the Mosul fine arts academy, a Belgian theatre company and UNESCO, 19 students are getting a chance to make their first short films.

Focus

Planting for the future: Morocco lays the seeds for Africa's agricultural revolution

In partnership with OCP Group

In an era of climate change, what might tomorrow's agriculture in Africa look like? Focus heads to Morocco to find out.

United Kingdom

UK pleas for out-of-work teachers to return amid 'Omicron tidal wave'

Education workers are 26% more likely to contract COVID-19 than the general population, according to a union.

Afghanistan

Mobile libraries restart for the first time since Taliban takeover

Many schools in Afghanistan lack their own library, but after a three-month break, the Taliban's education ministry granted permission for the mobile libraries to restart.

Scenes

The ballet dancer inspiring children living in Kenya’s slum

In partnership with Media City

"Everybody deserves the right to dance. Everybody deserves the right to be who they are. Ballet was made for the elite because it needed to divide people, but dance is something that is meant to unite."

Tech News

School kids in Gaza City are getting lessons from a robot teacher

The bot assistant is the “first of its kind” in the Palestinian enclave which has been under blockade since 2007.

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Seoul trials robot teaching assistants in nursery schools

The "Alpha Mini" is just 24.5 centimetres tall and can dance, lead sing-a-longs, recite stories and even teach kung-fu moves as children mimic its push-ups and one-legged balances.