Transforming Education Newsletter from the Global Citizenship Foundation - Issue #1
Transforming Education Newsletter from the Global Citizenship Foundation - Issue #1
"If we are to reach real peace in this world...we shall have to begin with children."—Mahatma GandhiThank you for subscribing to our newsletter. This is the very first issue of the Transforming Education Newsletter by the Global Citizenship Foundation!Engaging, empowering, and inspiring young people to be changemakers and trailblazers is a task every great educator strives for. In this Newsletter, we bring to you an article from the 'Global Champions' section of the .ed Magazine. The article shares a few moments from the inspiring life of our young afghan peacebuilder, Rahed. Below is a preview of the article. To read the full article click on "Read Full Story"What you can expect in our newsletter?Featured Article from the .ed MagazineUpcoming Global EventsFeatured AuthorGlobal Citizenship Foundation Events and Updates
🌟 Featured Article
Celebrating the Inspiring Life of Rahed, A Young Afghan Peacebuilder
The article remembers Mohamad Rahed, a bright college student pursuing Policy and Administration with the hope to become a politician. Rahed lost his life in the unfortunate attack on the Kabul University in 2020. Terrorism was never the answer, and it will never be.
‘I think they will be remembered as the sacrifice of the new generation of Afghanistan against terrorism” These were the words written by a RadioFree Afghanistan Presenter about the Kabul University attack.
Yet another dark cloud in Afghanistan on the 2nd of November 2020. This time around, the targets were university students in Kabul. 22 lives were lost that day, 16 students and 6 staff, all of whom, upon waking up that fateful day, never expected the sudden turn of events. The classrooms are still riddled with holes from the bullets sprayed across the walls by the assailants like a story imprinted never to be forgotten. The once-promising students who hoped to one day change the were taken too soon, their families left confused as to why innocence was seen as a crime punishable by death.
Mohamad Rahed was one of the promising young students who lost their lives that day. He was a 22-year-old studying Policy and Public Administration with the hopes to one day become a politician in his country... [Read Full Story Here]
🎫 Upcoming Global Events
📆 September 07, 2021
🏛 Hosted by UNESCO
🎟 Ticket: Free Entry
✅ To know more, visit:
💡 Virtual Conference: Annual Learning and Teaching Conference 2021 - Flipping Digital — www.eventbrite.co.uk
📆 September 08, 2021
🏛 Hosted by the Directorate of Learning, Teaching and Scholarship, Newman University
🎟 Ticket: Free Entry
✅ To know more, visit:
💡 Virtual Conference: BERA Annual Conference 2021 — www.bera.ac.uk
📆 September 13 -16, 2021
🏛 Hosted by British Educational Research Association
🎟 Ticket: Paid Entry
✅ To know more, visit:
💫 Featured Author
Dr. Emiliano Bosio
A Professor (Ass.) of Education at the Toyo University in Japan. Dr. Bosio’s academic interests include critical and transformative education, globalization dynamics, global citizenship, educational policy, comparative and international education, teacher training, higher education, participatory democracy, and youth engagement.
Know more about Dr. Bosio here
🤩 Global Citizenship Foundation Events and Updates
🆕 Initiative: Hybrid Learning Certified School Award
The Global Citizenship Foundation, in response to the pandemic, has launched a Certification Award for Schools. The initiative provides:
🧪 Self-Assessment for Hybrid Learning
🧑🏫 Access to Online Course on Hybrid Learning (For up to 20 educators per school)
💻 Access to Online Events + Exclusive Community
🏆 Hybrid Learning School Award
Award Applications Open on September 05, 2021, for Schools. Be the first to know by sharing your basic details for us to reach out to you.
Hybrid Certified School Award Expression of Interest (EOI)
📆 September 5, 2021
✅ Piques your interest? Access this link:
Youth Opportunity: Mentor-Intern Program Cohort 7 Launched! — www.globalcitizenshipfoundation.org
A unique and carefully curated global internship program infused with social-emotional learning (SEL) to foster leadership through personal and professional skills enhancement.
Mentor-Internship Program offers young people an incredible opportunity to experience the Culture of Practice and through reflective actions in a global workplace.
Mentor-Intern Program is a one-of-a-kind platform for individuals to develop essential skills and competencies required to thrive in the workplace and in life. We are excited to announce the applications for Mentor Intern Program Cohort-VII for October intake are now live.
To know more about Internship Opportunities available, please visit the link and view the prospectus.
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Please stay safe and do take care!
Invested in your success,
— Aaryan Salman
Editor, .ed Magazine
President, Global Citizenship Foundation