The Global Search for Education: Refuge: Leticia Agudo on Redefining the Refugee Narrative through Film
This month, audiences can screen Refuge on the Planet Classroom Network.
Refuge: A Heartfelt Exploration of Vulnerability and Resilience
By Nikita Harris Refuge is a film directed by Leticia Agudo that takes you to the other side of life abroad. It captures the essence of vulnerability when one is left to the mercy of the harsh city streets in a host country. The story of Lawrence provides an eye-opening look at the life of a Cameroonian refugee in Seville, Spain, displaced and living a life of uncertainty day-to-day. The dialogue, based on real-life experiences,...
Around the World in 30 Days: March 2019
C.M. Rubin’s Global Education Report Professor Anant Agarwal, Founder and CEO of edX, won the Yidan prize for Education Development. Agarwal leads edX, an online learning destination created by Harvard and MIT scientists with the goal of providing high quality education at scale. The first edX course attracted 155,000 students from 162 countries. Today, the platform offers over 2000 online courses from more than 150 education...
The Global Search for Education: Don’t Guess My Race
“We want children to see how the world doesn’t come in bounded natural groups, but that there are spectrums of difference and multiplicities of intersecting identities that overlay this difference.” – Michael Baran Deepening divides fragment our societies and our economies. How can modern technologies help us to find the common ground and bring us closer together? In an increasingly interconnected world, race,...
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