Education

Investing in education and children’s development plays a crucial role. It is an investment in the future in which we depend on our children to be the builders of the society of tomorrow, equipped with knowledge and cooperation.

The war that has been threatening Syria’s children for seven years has not deterred many of them from going on the illuminated path of science, hoping for a successful future for them and for their societies. Such dreams are what IhsanRD commits itself to achieve through its work, not only for the relief of the Syrian people but also for the development of society and the capacity building of people.

The education program at IhsanRD promotes the educational process in Syria by supporting students and educational institutions as well as supporting teachers. Because the advancement of the education process is not limited only to support students, it’s also the successful teacher who builds students’ future.

During last month, the education team has conducted a TICC training for teachers (Teachers in Crises Context) in the schools supported by IhsanRD in Al-Atareb in western countryside of Aleppo, where 111 teachers participated in the training sessions. The training included the following topics:
1. Pedagogy and teaching methods.
2. Curriculum, lesson planning, and continuous evaluation.
3. The role, importance, and planning of teachers’ meetings.
4. Child protection and welfare.
5. The role of the teacher (rules of conduct and conflict resolution).

In a country that used to be bombed by warplanes every day, it was imperative for all people -young children and adults- to learn the fundamentals of dealing with disasters and training on security and safety measures that could be the difference between life and death at any moment.

Through its projects, IhsanRD seeks to save the lives and keep safety of both staff and beneficiaries, by taking the necessary measures to mitigate the risks and carry out periodic safety and security training.

Education Department at IhsanRD, in collaboration with the Syrian Civil Defense developed a safety and security plan, in addition to an evacuation plan in the schools supported by Ihsan Relief and Development in the western Aleppo countryside. Then a specialized trainer from the civil defense “White Helmets” has conducted the necessary training for both teaching staff and students to implement the safety and security plan properly.

The training included the evacuation plan in case schools are at risk, how to use fire extinguishers and ways to extinguish various fires. As well as the distribution of brochures describing the methods of shelter during the bombing and brochures about the remnants of the war of unexploded ordnance.

The trainings were held in 5 schools in the western Aleppo countryside, with 120 teachers and 3450 students.

In addition to safety and security training, IhsanRD provides its schools with safety equipment and fire extinguishers and check them periodically to ensure their effectiveness.

In order to raise the level of education and provide quality curriculums for students in schools supported by Ihsan for Relief and Development, Teachers Learning Circles in each school are periodically conducted. These circles aim to discuss the work of teachers within same class or same subject, exchange experiences, opinions and suggest improvements to raise performance level of all teachers and education quality. These meetings are part of the IhsanRD project to support of five schools in the western Aleppo countryside with 3250 students.

PTC (Parents Teachers Committees) are committees that meet on a monthly basis in each school supported by IhsanRD. The committees consist of / representatives of the teachers, representatives of the parents, a representative of the educational society, a representative of the educational office, the field officer supervising the school /

Through these meetings, IhsanRD aims to involve community, parents and stakeholders in supporting the educational process by discussing the following topics in the meetings:

• Develop security and safety plans in schools

• Discuss the activities carried out in schools and identify weaknesses and gaps in implementation

• Assist in planning activities to be carried out within the project

• Highlighting problems in schools and students and helping to resolve them if possible

These meetings are part of the IhsanRD project to support of five schools in the western Aleppo countryside with 3250 students.

As part of the efforts of the Ihsan to develop the safety and security plan in schools supported by it, these schools were provided with first aid bags and fire extinguishers for the second year consecutively.

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader”

The five schools supported by Ihsan in the Western Aleppo countryside receive students in the new academic year 2017/2018. Ihsan wishes them success and fruitful life.

For the sake of improving the educational process and maximize its value, Ihsan team is holding a training session for the administrative and staff teaching personnel, Child Protection Policy-centered and developing the code of conduct in the schools that are being supported by Ihsan in the Western Rural of Aleppo.