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Shilpa Sayura Foundation - The Shilpa Sayura E-School, Lien Centre For Social Innovation
Shilpa Sayura Foundation - The Shilpa Sayura E-School, Lien Centre For Social Innovation
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In a country like Sri Lanka ravaged by decades of civil war, access to educational resources for an ethnically diverse population is scant at best, leading to disproportionate failure rates among high school students. The Shilpa Sayura team proposes to transform 600 existing tele-centres that facilitate e-learning and self-learning of the national curriculum to a new domain of digital knowledge that develops rural education in Sri Lanka.
Rethinking Community-Service Education In Singapore Schools, Cheng Chye Chua
Rethinking Community-Service Education In Singapore Schools, Cheng Chye Chua
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From Community Involvement Programmes to Service-Learning, Singapore has continued to grapple with how to encourage the spirit of service among students. Author Chua Cheng Chye, an educator, writes about what is still lacking in the overall picture and why ecological thinking can provide a rounded, holistic approach to service and community-building.