For St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School, the biggest construction project in its 120-year history is about instilling the strong values and spirit in young women to care about their society and environment. Read the story and view photos.
‘Born to Be Somebody’ in the New Egypt
15/03/2011 By Leave a Comment
After the largely peaceful revolt fueled by young Egyptians and Web 2.0, life in the “new Egypt” is a little brighter, more colourful, more hopeful and kinder. But Egypt’s dark days aren’t over yet. A mother and daughter from Cairo share their story and photos.
Oprah Inspires a Dream, a Song and a ‘Gift of Chance’
03/01/2011 By 3 Comments
With the Oprah Winfrey talk show’s farewell season underway and the launch of her network OWN on Jan. 1, singer Marcos Brinson is among the countless people inspired by Winfrey’s dedication to helping children, women and families live their best lives.
Boys Are Lagging in Schools: Has Feminization Gone Too Far?
04/11/2010 By Leave a Comment
Talking about the possible feminization of education has been frowned upon until recently, at least inside the public education system. It’s already a raging debate in Western Europe where the “feminized pedagogy” is a divisive political issue and scholars openly debate whether “feminization” has led to a “softer” curriculum less suited to boys than girls.
The Girl Effect
28/09/2010 By Leave a Comment
I would suggest that providing funding and support for local efforts to build schools might be a more effective method of supporting economic development than simply allocating government funds to centralized programmes.
Dispatches from India: Learning from my Students
27/08/2010 By 1 Comment
Hello Our Kidders! It’s Carly once more, alive and online from India. My time in this mystifying country is coming to an end – it has been 40 long days of heat, noise, and experiences to fill three notebooks. I’m sure there’s another to be filled with the lessons and perspectives I’ve gained from participating [...]
