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WISE annually awards six prizes to the world’s most innovative educational projects.
Mexico, October 13, 2020.
Educación para Compartir (EpC), also abbreviated E4S for its English name (Education for Sharing), has been recognized by WISE for its innovative dialogue mechanism between professors and students. It is the first time in the history of these awards that a Mexican organization has won. WISE, the Qatar Foundation’s emblematic educational initiative, awards six prizes to the world’s most innovative educational projects every year. In addition to recognition, winners will receive advertising support, opportunities to strengthen their network of contacts and a $20,000 (US) award. The winners will be celebrated at a global online ceremony on October 28, 2020.
Education for Sharing (E4S), based in Mexico City, currently works in eight countries. E4S is an international organization that encourages global citizens’ formation through an innovative educational model based on the power of the game. E4S works in environments where educational systems can be more effective in responding to current social challenges. The E4S model uses a “play-reflect-act” framework that encourages teachers to teach dynamically and promotes children’s participation. Through linking a school’s curriculum to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the project provides teachers with the skills and tools needed to structure their courses to empowers students to be global agents of change. E4Shas benefited more than 1.3 million children, teachers, mothers, and families.
“Being awarded the WISE Award is a statement by itself. From Mexico to the world, we are honored to participate in this inspiring community with all our hearts. We will continue to unleash the joy of children, young people, teachers, and parents as protagonists of global change with our educational model of ‘play, reflect, act,'” said Dina Buchbinder, founder and executive president of Education for Sharing.
The other winners of the 2020 WISE Awards include Barefoot College Solar Electrification with Enriched Education from Barefoot College, Parenting the Future from the Hupan Modou Foundation, Think Equal from Think Equal, Stawisha Leadership Institute from Dignitas, and Justice Defenders.
For more information, visit the WISE Awards website: http://www.wise-qatar.org/wise-awards
If you want to attend the virtual ceremony of the WISE Awards, which will take place on October 28, you can register by clicking on the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pFQHE8eLTMWYBwKUbSh1-g
About the WISE Awards
Every year, the WISE Awards recognize and promote six innovative and successful projects that address global educational challenges. Since 2009, WISE has received more than 4,200 entries from more than 150 countries. To date, 72 projects from a wide variety of sectors and locations have won the WISE Awards for their innovative characteristics, positive contributions, and potential to scale and adapt. These projects represent a growing resource of expertise and sound educational practices. Year after year, WISE continues to build a community of educational innovators in an environment fertile for collaboration on vanguard projects. For more information, visit their website.
About WISE
The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) is an international and multisectoral platform for creative thinking, debate, and decisive action. WISE has established itself as a global reference for new approaches to education. Through both the biennial Summit and a series of ongoing programs, WISE promotes innovation and builds the future of education through collaboration.
Qatar Foundation – Unleashing human potential
The Qatar Foundation (QF) is a non-profit organization that supports Qatar on its path to a diversified and sustainable economy. QF strives to serve the people of Qatar and beyond, providing specialized programs through its ecosystem centered around innovation in education, research and development, and community development.
QF was founded in 1995 by His Highness, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Father Emir, and His Highness, Sheikh Moza bint Nasser. They shared the vision of providing Qatar with a quality education. Today, QF’s first-class educational system offers permanent educational opportunities to community members from six months of age to the Ph.D. level, allowing graduates to prosper worldwide and contribute to their nation’s development.
QF is also creating a multidisciplinary center of innovation in Qatar. Researchers in the country are working to address local and global challenges. By promoting a permanent culture of education and fostering social commitment through programs that embody Qatari culture, QF commits itself to boost the local community and contribute to a better world for all.
Translation by Daniel Wetta.
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