Global Playground

12/19/2024

Important Update from Global Playground:

11/22/2024

This week we celebrated World Children's Day with all our students around the world! This special day commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child by the UN General Assembly in 1959 and the adoption of the Convention of the Rights of the Child in 1989. It inspires us to not only celebrate children around the world, but to also promote and protect children's rights, working towards a better world and future for the youth of our society.

11/06/2024

Play is a great and special way to learn. Are you done with classes for today? Join our students in Honduras, Uganda and Vietnam for some after-school playtime.

10/29/2024

In need of a short break from work? Get inspired to doodle by these batik designs from our Malaysian art exchange initiative!

10/24/2024

Information and Communication Technology begins in the classroom! We observe Global Media and Information Literacy Week between October 24 and 31. This annual event aims to raise awareness and celebrate the progress achieved towards Media and Information Literacy for all. It covers knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values that enable individuals and groups to navigate today’s information and communications environment. (UNESCO)

10/16/2024

We join today in marking the World Food Day commemorating the founding of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). This day is an annual reminder on October 16 that food insecurity and malnourishment remain widespread and are likely to increase due to climate change, inflation, geopolitical conflicts, and other factors.

10/11/2024

Girls' rights cannot be achieved without girls' education. The International Day of the Girl, celebrated on October 11, draws attention to the challenges girls face and promotes girls' empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights. The theme in 2024 is “Girls' vision for the future”. We believe that in supporting girls' education we contribute to the realization of their visions and dreams.

10/05/2024

Celebrate our teachers with us on the UNESCO World Teachers' Day! Held annually on October 5th, World Teachers' Day celebrates teachers around the world. It commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, which set benchmarks regarding the rights and responsibilities of teachers, and standards for their initial preparation and further education, recruitment, employment, and teaching and learning conditions.

09/27/2024

It's exam time for students at Kaw Moo Rah High School in the Nya Li Ah Hta village in Karen State, Myanmar! We wish every student the best of luck!

09/19/2024

We are delighted to announce that our school repair project at Pa Nho Primary School in Khe Sanh, Vietnam is almost complete! The construction team has fixed broken windows, patched crumbling walls, and painted faded classrooms to create a safe, welcoming learning space. Stay tuned for more updates from the new school year ceremony and the completion of the repair work!

09/12/2024

Global Playground is so grateful to our Freeman Fellow Interns Layne and Morgan, who made a meaningful impact on the lives of students at Mae La Noi Daroonsik Secondary School this summer! Check out Intern Layne's final reflection blog post about her time in Mae La Noi!

Having never traveled to Southeast Asia and being relatively unfamiliar with the culture before my internship in Mae La Noi, I tried my best to do some preliminary research. There is definitely no shortage of resources available to learn about general Thai culture, but the village of Mae La Noi itse

09/05/2024

We are so excited to announce that our school toilet construction project in Huzurikanda, Bangladesh is now complete! A big thank you to Mati Bangladesh for their hard work in completing this meaningful project. The students at Mati Primary School are already enjoying the new, sparkling clean facility!