Children return to school in Homs, Syria supported by UNICEF
Over 4,100 teachers in Homs trained on the new national curriculum B to support over 1,400 schools in Homs
As the school year kicked off across Syria, over 1,400 schools opened their doors in Homs to welcome students. So far in 2018, UNICEF trained over 4,100 teachers in Homs on the new national curriculum and active learning methods. UNICEF also distributed over 80,000 text books in the governorate.
To help children who have lost years of education to conflict and displacement catch up with their peers, UNICEF also supports ‘Curriculum B’ - an accelerated learning programme designed to help students combine two school years in one, to complete their basic education in half the required time.
“I remember being in the basement, with a lot of dust and noise and people injured around me, I cried and reached out to my mother,”
Whenever we heard the loud thumps, we would lie down on the floor and my mother would crouch next to us and cry,
Time passed so slowly while I was at home, I thought I would end up with less education than my peers
With thanks to contributions by Germany, Educate A Child, ECHO, Norway, Canada, Japan, Argentina, Finland, Luxembourg, DFID and Education Cannot Wait, UNICEF has reached over 2 million school-aged children and youth, teachers and education personnel across Syria with much needed support since the beginning of the year.
