World Teachers' Day

UNRWA launches final report on education reform in celebration of World Teachers’ Day

On World Teachers’ Day, UNRWA officially launched the final report on its Education Reform to celebrate the achievements of the Agency’s 22,000 teachers in transforming teaching and learning practices in its 692 schools

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UNRWA teachers and students share their thoughts on how the education reform improved their experience in the classroom

Over the last few years, the Agency has worked to reform its education programme and enable Palestine refugee children to realize their own potential and contribute positively to the local and global community. This reform would not have been possible without the commitment and dedication of UNRWA teachers. To celebrate the achievements of our teachers on World Teachers’ Day, we asked them about the reform: how has it helped transform the way you teach in your classroom? Here’s what they said.

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If the World Were One Hundred People

UNRWA integrates human rights into all subjects taught through the use of its Human Rights Education Toolkit for Teachers. The Toolkit equips all 22,000 teachers to help students learn about human rights in dynamic and participatory ways. The activities encourage students to take action to improve their situations in their schools and their communities, while also strengthening their roles as global citizens. In this video the teacher integrates a human rights activity in a Math class while demonstrating the educational approach of the UNRWA Human Rights Education Programme.

For World Teachers’ Day, UNRWA teachers discuss human rights education in UNRWA schools

In the lead-up to World Teachers’ Day, teachers at the UNRWA Amir Hassan Preparatory 1 School in Jordan were asked about their favorite topic to teach. They responded enthusiastically, “Human rights!”

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Write a Story

UNRWA integrates human rights into all subjects taught through the use of its Human Rights Education Toolkit for Teachers. The Toolkit equips all 22,000 teachers to help students learn about human rights in dynamic and participatory ways. The activities encourage students to take action to improve their situations in their schools and their communities, while also strengthening their roles as global citizens. This video demonstrates how UNRWA promotes peaceful conflict resolution, while covering the integration of human rights into a regular subject, in this case Arabic & literature. Students work on conflict resolution competencies while they improve their writing skills.

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