Future of Education Forum: Global Voices

09 October 2020

In a context of disruption and uncertainty, how can we fulfill our collective responsibility to ensure that all young people receive a high-quality and inclusive education? How can schools — and the communities around them — create welcoming spaces of belonging, even amid isolationism, both politically and pandemically?

 
 

REACH founder and director Sarah Dryden-Peterson of the Harvard Graduate School of Education hosted an event, “Future of Education: Global Voices — to Create Welcoming Communities,” during Worldwide Week at Harvard University.

This event focused on the interconnected challenges of listening, belonging, and collective responsibility when it comes to educating and nurturing young people today. This topic of conversation was guided by REACH’s belief that big ideas from all can inspire new thinking and directions for education around the world.

Panelists included:

Suha Tutunji, Academic Director for the Jusoor Refugee Education Program, Beirut, Lebanon

Stephen Lebethe, History Teacher, Alexander Sinton High School, Cape Town, South Africa

Khymani James, Senior, Boston Latin Academy and Student Representative,
Boston School Committee, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Participants joined from 37 different countries, representing a broad range of professional interests and roles in the following sectors: higher education, K-12, for-profit, non-profit, philanthropy and foundation, and government.

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