science for peace – equal education to everyone!
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Science for Peace – Equal Education to Everyone!
Synergy – into action!
NGO Open Policy Foundation
Established in 2008
Mission: to promote traditional
European values to ensure the values of
sustainable development to expand access to quality
education for children and youth
to develop scientific and innovative potential of Ukraine
NGO Open Policy Foundation
pupils (including from Donbas and Crimea)
Families conflict affected
students (including from displaced universities)
young scientists local communitiesmedia
Target Audiences:
ProjectsInformational campaign and video-lessons for school-students from Donbas and Crimea
«Hot-line» for students from Donbas and Crimea
The Civic Platform to reform the science in Ukraine
Internаtionаl Green School
Children's Media Studio “Ptahy”
Family ethno-fest «How to draw a bird…»
PartnersUNICEF
Ministry of Science and Education
Ministry of Informational Policy
Ministry of temporarily occupied territories and IDPs
Ukraine
Ministry of Social Policy
Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
The National news agency "Ukrinform"
PedPresa
Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality
Assessment (UCEQA)
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Situation on Eastern Ukraine: 2015-2017
The territories controlled by the Ukrainian authority/contact line2015-2016: • 556 secondary schools were functioning, 149 000 pupils studied in Donetsk region • 765 pupils obtained state diplomas ( for 11 grade), 850 pupils – state certificates (for 9 grade ) by external studies
in Donetsk regions
• 247 (pupils from 11 grade), 240 (pupils from 9 grade) studied by externat in Lugansk region
2016-2017: • 579 schools (among them 567 comprehensive schools with daily form of studies, 7 schools with evening-classes, 5 private
schools) where 151 500 pupils study in Donetsk region• 299 secondary schools were functioning, 52 200 pupils studied in Lugansk region• • 20 educational institutions stopped the activities through combating operations and lack of pupillary contingent• on the contact line 41 schools are located, 7 851 pupils from IDPs families study there – 11 900 (preschools, secondary
schools and vocational and technical educational institutions) in Donetsk region
• the number of children and pupils from IDPs families in preschools, secondary schools and vocational and technical educational institutions is 11 611 people in Donetsk region, 3 185 – in Lugansk region
Information provided byDepartment of Education of Lugansk, Donetsk regions
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1. Support the pupils of 9th and 11th grades from the ATO area and Crimea: educational and social support (Parliament Committee, MES, UNICEF, MSP, 2014-2015)
2. Camps “International Green School” for IDPs (supported by diasporas of Canadian and USA, 2014-2017)
3. Creating an International Platform for Expanding Access to Quality Education for Citizens Affected by the Conflict (by supported French Embassy and MES, 2016- 2017)4. Informing the graduates from the ATO area and Crimea on the possibilities to get Ukrainian education and obtain a Ukrainian school certificates (with MES, MIP, Ministry of temporarily occupied territories and IDPs Ukraine by supported UNICEF, 2016)
NGO Open Policy FoundationSuccessful Advocacy Campaign 2015
simplified procedure for crossing the contact line for graduates from uncontrolled territories of Donbas and Crimea to passing IEE
extending of the registration dates for an external testing IEE (Independent External Evaluation) until the 20 April and was appointed 2 additional sessions
the step-by-step instruction for children Donbas, Crimea about getting the Ukrainian school certificate (by OPF, UNICEF, MES)
NGO Open Policy FoundationSuccessful Advocacy Campaign 2016
Distance learning and information compaign were included into the Resolution of Government aimed at implementing some principles of internal policy on Donetsk and Lugansk areas where public authorities temporarily exercise their powers (№8-p of 11 January 2017)
The Order of the Ministry of Science and Education № 537, № 560, № 697 (about the work of Educational Centers «Donbas-Ukraine» and «Crimea-Ukraine» and regulation on externat education in secondary schools)
The State target program of recovery and peace building in Eastern Ukraine
In the Ministry of Education and Science the «hot line» for children from Donbas and Crimea was started on July 2016
NGO Open Policy FoundationWe offer: 2017-2020
1. To create an International Platform for Expanding Access to Quality Education for Citizens Affected by the Conflict (started to work on 2017 in support of MES and French Embassy)
2. To conduct analytical research on identifying the needs of 2017-2020 and to elaborate short-term strategic plan on expanding access to quality education for children and youth affected by war
3. To create an Open Distance Educational Center (online school) “GREEN STREAM” with a full course of the school curriculum (for 1-11 grades) according to the state standards and new innovative content of STREAM education with emphasis on forming responsible citizen
4. To transform already functioning website http://dostupnaosvita.com.ua/ (created with UNICEF support) into the open platform of distance learning and providing a complex educational services to pupils and entrants from Donbas and Crimea
5. To conduct comprehensive training for teachers with modern methods of distance education, to launch the relevant courses in the pedagogical universities
6. To expand information and advocacy campaigns7. To create a network of counseling centers in the regions and at the educational
centers “Donbas-Ukraine”, “Crimea-Ukraine”
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What will be the Standard of quality education in Ukraine 2022? Reading and writing? No
GREEN STREAM? YES
FOR EVERY CHILD!
Report to the European Commission of the expert group on science education, 2015http://ec.europa.eu/research/swafs/pdf/pub_science_education/KI-NA-26-893-EN-N.pdf
AIM: to increase the access to quality education and possibilities to obtain Ukrainian school state certificates for 3 000 children and youth from the zone of conflict on Eastern Ukraine and in Crimea in 2017-2020 by creating e-school GREEN STREAM E-Education Center
NGO Open Policy Foundation Open Distance Educational Center GREEN STREAM
PartnersChildren's Engineering AcademyRegional Institutes of Postgraduate EducationInstitute of modernization of educational contentscientific lyceumsyoung scientists
Proposals for 2017-2020An International Platform for Expanding Access to Quality Education for Citizens Affected by the Conflict
Ways of implementation technical assistance financial assistance informational assistance
Synergy – into action!
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Iryna Zhdanova, PhD
Executive Director