- Country: Jordan
- Date: Jun 2018 - May 2020
- Program Type: Education in Emergencies
- Partner: Lamsa, Plan International Canada, Ustad Mobile
- Direct Beneficiaries: 36,804
The program focused on pre-primary education and aimed to provide Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) services for Syrian refugee children as well as children from host communities. Over a period of two years, the program implemented a broad plan to ensure that 6,468 boys and girls, between the ages of 5 and 6, in three governorates in Jordan, including the Azraq Refugee Camp, were adequately prepared for Grade 1 formal education.
The program also sought to increase access to kindergartens (KGs) by mobilizing and encouraging 2,358 parents to enroll their children, while supporting the expansion of KG classrooms to accommodate these new students. Furthermore, it supported children already enrolled by improving the quality of existing KGs through comprehensive teacher training programs and additional psychosocial support for the most vulnerable children.
For children who had neither KG experience nor access to the KG program, the initiative established 84 School Readiness Programs to offer an accelerated learning pathway that prepared them for a smooth transition to Grade 1. A total of 18 trainers and 238 teachers were involved, reaching an additional 26,719 indirect beneficiaries within the community.
The program also integrated an Educational Technology (EdTech) pilot associated with the Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA) initiative. This solution made use of existing mobile devices to support parents and children at home with structured development activities, as well as to assist teachers with in-service training and access to learning materials directly from their mobile phones.
The program also sought to increase access to kindergartens (KGs) by mobilizing and encouraging 2,358 parents to enroll their children, while supporting the expansion of KG classrooms to accommodate these new students. Furthermore, it supported children already enrolled by improving the quality of existing KGs through comprehensive teacher training programs and additional psychosocial support for the most vulnerable children.
For children who had neither KG experience nor access to the KG program, the initiative established 84 School Readiness Programs to offer an accelerated learning pathway that prepared them for a smooth transition to Grade 1. A total of 18 trainers and 238 teachers were involved, reaching an additional 26,719 indirect beneficiaries within the community.
The program also integrated an Educational Technology (EdTech) pilot associated with the Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA) initiative. This solution made use of existing mobile devices to support parents and children at home with structured development activities, as well as to assist teachers with in-service training and access to learning materials directly from their mobile phones.