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Elham Palestine. Learning for Well being. A Partnership Initiative for Systemic Change By Marwan Awartani Universal Education Foundation Palestine.
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Elham Palestine • Learning for Well being UEF • Learning for Well-Being
A Partnership Initiative for Systemic Change By Marwan Awartani Universal Education Foundation Palestine
How can we make our school learning environment more conducive to the well-being of our students ?Well-being is the realization of one’s physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual potential in relation to self, others and the environment Nature of the Issue Universal Education Foundation • Education by All for the Well-Being of Children 3
Student Centered Well-being Based Metrics of the School Environment • Develop a conceptual framework and a credible survey instrument that captures students attitudes and perceptions towards various aspects of their school environment. • An inclusive participatory design and development process involving students, policy makers, scholars, practitioners, parents, and civil society organizations • Around 100 focus groups and consultations, in-depth interviews, • Expert meetings involving partners from government, academia, UNICEF, UNESCO, UNRWA, CISCO, EDC, Universal Education Foundation • Education by All for the Well-Being of Children 4
The Construct Dimensions includes but is not limited to: • Teaching and learning approaches and practices • School climate • Students public health and psychosocial well- being • The quality of the relationships involved • The scope of students engagement • The school physical environment • ... Universal Education Foundation • Education by All for the Well-Being of Children 5
The baseline survey • Establish a baseline svy.pdf • A representative national sample of 10thgrade students • A Self administered questionnaire • Sample design allows for analysis against various background variables: • Focus groups with students to help understand some findings Universal Education Foundation • Education by All for the Well-Being of Children 6
Dissemination and ripplesfrom diagnostics to action • Data analysis and data dissemination to policy makers, civil society organizations and the educational community. • Stimulate and orchestrate a national dialogue on “how are our schools doing on children’s well being?” • Mainstream the well being based prism to monitor the return on investment • Work jointly with policy makers on identifying priority areas for intervention: • Build consensus on these priorities and design a major national program: Elham Palestine • Build the Elham inclusive partnership carrier : education, health, sports, social welfare, UNRWA,..gov.pptMOU.pdf Universal Education Foundation • Education by All for the Well-Being of Children 7
Elham Palestine Elham stimulates, identifies, recognizes, documents, showcases, disseminates and helps replicate Innovative initiatives that made a significant difference in students learning environment
Partnering with the System • System’s concurrence, systemic legitimacy: bottom up and top down • Systemic multitier organic engagement org.doc • A new language is being spoken: well-being, quality of the learning environment, engagement, partnership, local community engagement and ownership,.. • An open call for initiative and enterpeunorship; investing in hope • Leveraging in kind resources: over 500 cadre • Gradual steady integration of the WB framework in policies and strategies and rolling out best practices: the i-commission
Sustainability Considerations • Elham localization: Elham local structuresLC.doc • Local ownership and leadership: venture philanthropy • A wide reach-out campaign par.ppt • Partnering with media and engaging its various forms throughout the process: the well being lingo. Journalists for well being • Elham Community and Capacity building program • Engaging children and youth learning for well being youth alliance YT.ppt • Launch the Learning for well being forum • Sustained awareness raising Elham Harvest , national ceremony and documentary films har.pptcer.ppt
Three Examples Baiteen school initiative; sound choices Fufur Sour school initiative: eliminating an environmnetal hazard The Kufur Niameh school initiative: school organic farming