Press release: REFUGE-ED will improve academic performance, emotional wellbeing and social integration for refugee children and unaccompanied minors.
REFUGE-ED will improve academic performance, emotional wellbeing and social integration for refugee children and unaccompanied minors.
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Education, mental wellbeing and belonging are essential for children’s development. Refugees and asylum seekers are no exception. For them, even more is at stake: their chance to become integrated into their new country and community. REFUGE-ED Flyer
Identifying effective mental health and psychosocial support practices
“It’s a jungle out there” is a phrase familiar to many educators – sometimes thinking of the situation in the playground, but often of the massive amount of teaching materials, approaches, systems, and traditions suggesting different ways to increase the academic success, well-being, and social belonging of their students. Identifying the most effective of these practices can be a challenge.
Busting myths in education leads to better results
Busting myths in education leads to better results In education, practice is too often based on myths and assumptions – “edumyths rather than scientific evidence leading to low quality teaching. But when edumyths are replaced by scientific evidence of social impact,...
Successful Educational Actions
The REFUGE-ED project collects knowledge on innovative solutions in education and MHPSS. But what does a successful educational action look like?
Learning from what works
Learning from what works There are already many tools for education and mental health and psychosocial well-being available. In fact, a major challenge in education is choosing the right ones – because how do you know if a tool works for your purpose or not? And how...
Education, well-being and a sense of belonging
Education, well-being and a sense of belonging At the REFUGE-ED project kick off meeting Dr Teresa Sorde Marti of the UAB reminded the consortium of why we are embarking on three years of hard work in the project: “We are brought together by our shared commitment to...