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Literacy Amidst Violent Conflict

In a world where our classrooms are too often met with silence and confusion in times of conflict, Literacy Amidst Violent Conflict offers a pedagogy of hope and peace.

Helping Students Dream Big: Literacy Amidst Violent Conflict in Action

At COEC Model Schools, we’re doing something different. Teachers and students are asking tough questions and reimagining what learning means for children in rural communities that often get left behind. In northwest Nigeria, where...

Teaching Tough Topics: How Literature Can Help Students Navigate Social Realities

Let’s face it—talking to students about social realities can feel daunting. Many schools and educators shy away from these conversations, fearing they might be seen as “too political.” But the truth is, our lives...

Kicking Off Literacy Amidst Violent Conflict (LAVC) with Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree

Download Pre-Reading Actitvities for LAVC's teaching of Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree Hello educators! Last week, we had the exciting opportunity to launch the Literacy Amidst Violent Conflicts (LAVC) program with students at COEC Model...

Literacy Amidst Violent Conflict: A Pedagogy of Hope and Peace

Literacy Amidst Violent Conflict is a critical literacy-peacebuilding pedagogy that recognizes and resists the kinds of direct and systemic violence endured by young people facing terrorism and ethnoreligious violence in Nigeria and other conflict-affected...

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