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Our pioneering cohort of #AmalaHighSchoolDiploma in #Kakuma are graduating!! Join us on FB Live to watch their graduation ceremony on Friday 16th September starting from 12pm (East Africa Time) Tune in here: fb.me/e/9GjN0Udcg #EducationForChange #Kenya

@davidswanson This is SO good!

This was such a great reflective conversation. Thank you!

The second cohort of the UWC-Amala Changemaker Foundation Programme in Kakuma, Kenya has now come to an end, and with it we have exciting news to announce! 4 students have received scholarships to attend a UWC school! (1/4)

@davidswanson Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Are you a female student enrolled in college in North America/Europe/Australia or a recent graduate? Are you passionate about leadership, advocacy, and gender equity? Join us as a mentor for a transformative 6-month experience: sheleadskakuma.org #Mentorship #GenderEquity

Amala has become a member of @CISEducation! This is a milestone in Amala’s organisational development as it means we can now pursue CIS International Accreditation. A big thank you to CIS, @marympowellrw & @chrisdurbinhk Read more here: amalaeducation.org/news-blog/coun…

Three students who participated in Amala courses with @ki4bli have been selected by the Danish Refugee Council & the UNHCR to work for their upcoming peacebuilding project as trainers! Congratulations, Nyarielle (left), Daniel (middle) and James (right)!

@NASA @NASAWebb @davidswanson This is made by Tony’s company. Cool to show the boys.

Thirty days before @NASAWebb's scheduled launch to #UnfoldTheUniverse, learn about the world's most powerful space telescope. Nov. 18 on nasa.gov/live: • 11am ET (16:00 UTC): Science goals • 2pm ET (19:00 UTC): Instruments Media may RSVP: go.nasa.gov/3kIHYCO

@NASA @NASAWebb @KristinZiemke It’s almost time!

WORK WITH US Amala is looking for a passionate and entrepreneurial individual to join the team as our new Fundraising Coordinator. Deadline to apply is 30 November 2021. Learn more about Amala and the role here:amalaeducation.org/work-with-us

a Monday meditation: may this week bring good change like leaves falling. may we find space to breathe. may the light hit us just right. may we thrive, may we thrive, may we thrive.

New blog post after a conversation with a principal and a parent about removing a book from a classroom library: A Curriculum of Irrelevancy by Kylene Beers: wp.me/p2Gytw-90

@dst6n01 @paulaguinto

Ok Twitter, I want to expand my network :) Can anyone recommend any Latino/a, Asian and Native American reading or ELA teachers I should follow?

I've learned so much at UWCSEA & look forward to my next journey as a PhD student. If you want to lead learning at a school with a strong learning culture & a mission that really is at the heart of teaching & learning, check out this role. MS VP Academics uwcsea.edu.sg/uwcsea-careers…

@davidswanson Yes! No idea.

@davidswanson Oh good! Now the 12 year old can talk to his uncle who watched it for the first time a few weeks ago.

@rae_frances @toddytd @CaityHutchinson

I often feel that the West perceives Asians as a homogeneous group. Here’s a compilation of PicBks that celebrates our diversity with a South/S-East Asian focus categorised into topics. Hope this helps Ts to pick the right book for their students. bit.ly/PicBookSEA