About
Hailed as the world’s largest grassroots education conference, World Education Week 2020 provided an opportunity for 100 schools to showcase their excellence to a global online audience in our inaugural year.
Our 2020 Global Showcase Schools were selected from hundreds of applications with each school united in support of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on Quality Education (SDG 4). The schools, chosen from every continent and from kindergartens to secondary level, centred on the theme of ‘Learning Today’, and each school hosted a virtual event to demonstrate how to bring change, based on their own innovations and successes. They shared their expertise across a range of educational themes including:
- Enhancing employability and life-skills
- Deepening family and community engagement
- The use of technology
- A focus on wellbeing
- Promoting the science of learning and teaching.
Our ambition driving World Education Week is to accelerate progress to achieve UN SDG 4, a commitment designed to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning for all.
World Education Week 2020 opened with our Plenary session on Sunday 4th October. catch up, below.
Our 2020 Global Showcase Schools
Our inaugural Global Showcase Schools are organised alphabetically by country, below. Where schools have made their event recordings available to us, we have included them on this page and in our World Education Week 2020 Playlist (YouTube).
Australia
Mentone Girls’ Grammar School | Developing a culture to promote entrepreneurship to girls
Recording not available.
Bangladesh
Kandapara Poshchim BRAC Primary School | How a one-teacher rural primary school is run
Sauderosri BRAC Primary School | How we motivate communities to enrol girls in education
Vati Jamal Gor BRAC Primary Boat School | Making schools more resilient to climate change
Bhutan
The Royal Academy | The 5 Areas of Development (Cerebral, Physical, Social, Emotional and Spiritual) Framework
Bosnia & Herzegovina
General Gymnasium of the Catholic School Centre & Bl.Ivan Merz Banja Luka | Supporting gifted and talented students
Botswana
Humpty Dumpty Nursery School | A new approach to play
Recording not available.
Brazil
Escola Bosque | How we excelled in engaging our students using tech during Covid-19
EMEB Viriato Correa | Viriato Maker: using technology, invention & imagination to re-think, re-build & re-mix!
Recording not available.
Brunei Darussalam
Chung Hwa Middle School, BSB | Rethinking teaching, learning and assessment in order to drive deep 21st century competencies
Chile
Colegio Alberto Blest Gana | How to use tech to improve STEM
Colombia
Institución Educativa Rosedal | Bio-Titans: students as researchers to improve maths & solve real-world environmental issues
Recording not available.
Jardín Infantil Buen Comienzo – San Antonio de Prado | Improving teacher well-being
Institución Educativa Jaime Garzon, Bogotá | How we pioneered a Parent’s School to deepen engagement
Croatia
Osnovna škola Čazma | New teaching methods for distance learning
Recording not available.
Denmark
International School of Billund (ISB) | Placing Playful Learning at the Heart of Education
Recording not available.
Finland
HEI School Ruoholahti | Learn about a new research based approach to early learning and play
Recording not available.
Georgia
Ilia Chavchavadze Sachkhere Public School N2 | How we integrated formal, informal and vocational education in our school curriculum
Ghana
Afiadenyigba D/A Basic School | Empowering girls for school re-entry in COVID-19 times: the role of the community
Yoo R/C Junior High School | What makes a successful engagement for families and the community?
Hungary
Dual Language School Balatonalmadi | Using technology and storytelling to enhance language learning inside and outside the classroom
India
Chevella Freedom School | Promoting student agency – let them decide what, when and how they want to learn
Choithram School | Entrepreneurship through experiential learning
Government Primary School Aadi Peepli | We started a night school without electricity and improved outcomes
iTeach (RSM) Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj English Medium Secondary School | Tackling mental health challenges of teachers
Mahatma Vidyalaya | How we convinced parents to allow their children to pursue vocational skills
Recording not available.
Riverside School | Building a HumanE Culture in Schools. By Design
Samaritan Mission School, Kolkata | We develop soft skills in Kolkata’s poorest children
School of Excellence, Delhi | Creating a culture of in-school professional development among teachers
Zilla Parishad Primary School Kallikhetpada | Why it took a children’s parliament to improve the governance of our school
Italy
ITT Ettore Majorana | Creating successful entrepreneurial projects to impact our local community
Japan
N High School | Teaching students how to build a business model and engage customers
Ritsumeikan Primary School | Using Technological development to expand students’ knowledge
Jordan
New English School | “Make a Difference” – improving well-being and school life for students and teachers
Lebanon
Al Manar Modern School | How we integrate well-being into online delivery of education
St. George School | Peacebuilding; How we raise a generation that shows empathy, love and respect
Malaysia
Methodist Girls Primary School | Safeguarding our cultural traditions
Mexico
Aliat Universidades | Encouraging entrepreneurship as a way to improve community wellness
Avalon International School | Improving social emotion learning using e-learning
Colegio Valle de Filadelfia | Tackling the learning crisis – a whole school approach
Moldova
Heritage International School | Using tech tools to engage learners in our hybrid reality
Morocco
Ibnou Rochd | Promoting citizenship education
Recording not available.
Tilila Preschool | Positive parenthood for pre-school success
Nepal
UWS Mude | How we are transforming early childhood education in rural Nepal
Recording not available.
Netherlands
Communityschool de Vuurvogel | Personalising curricula for special needs in a mainstream school
Recording not available.
New Zealand
Green School | Using competencies instead of exams to demonstrate student mastery
Nigeria
Baptist Primary School | How a low-income, low-resource school went online during Covid-19
Christ Anglican Primary School | How we integrated a financial literacy curriculum into our school
Ikangba Erinlu United Anglican Primary School | Strategies for Parental Involvement
Dream Catchers Academy | Combining the arts with formal education to enhance girls’ futures
Local Government School III, Sango-Ota | How we improved well-being by 40% to reduce student absenteeism
LGEA Kurmin Mashi | Integrating approaches focused on learners to enhance the learning outcomes
Norway
H20vgs upper secondary school (Hersleb) | It takes a village AND the power of mentoring
Pakistan
Beaconhouse School Margalla | How we built a strong alumni network to promote community engagement
Beaconhouse School Multan | Using an inquiry-based approach for life-skills development
Philippines
Xavier School | Connected Learning: Leveraging Pedagogy, Relationship, and Technology for Education in a Pandemic
Alem Elementary School | Reaching indigenous communities
Qatar
SEK International School Qatar | How to make hybrid learning work for everyone
Recording not available.
Russia
Hospital School | Ensuring education’s continuity in hospitals
Serbia
Primary School Milan Rakic | How we integrated experiential learning in our school
The School of Economics | Progress on gender equality by creating entrepreneurship programmes for girls
Sierra Leone
EducAid Maronka Primary School | How we created a school management plan in partnership with our parent community
South Africa
African Leadership Academy | Effectively teaching entrepreneurial leadership
Hyacinth Primary School | Hip Hop Maths!
Jakes Gerwel Technical High School | Implementing a career-based curriculum
Recording not available.
Learn to Live School of Skills | How we teach students with developmental disabilities the technical skills
Recording not available.
Parklands College | Preparing learners for their futures
Pinelands High School | A transformation journey: tackling bias and racism in a diverse society
Roedean | Helping inner city’s disadvantaged children with schooling
Spain
IES Las Musas | How we develop Spain’s next generation of researchers
Sweden
Kringlaskolan | Trust package – a program for every child’s wellbeing
Vittra Vallentuna | Using the case method developed at Harvard to advance contextual education
Thailand
United World College Thailand (UWCT) | Mindfulness and its Role in Well-being In Schools
Turkey
Istanbul Kültür Education Institution | How to host speed debates to improve critical thinking
Technology & Humanities College (TINK) | Developing techno – entrepreneurial skills
Turkish American Association Cinnah Preschool | Social-emotional learning in early childhood education
Zübeyde Hanım Kindergarten | Combining two education philosophies to place children at the heart of learning
Recording not available.
UAE
Hartland International School | Our Covid-19 strategies – teaching PE and competitive sport when school’s reopen
Kindergarten Starters | Fostering understanding and partnership with parents
Shining Star International School | Technology, Our New Lifology! How we’re increasing student engagement
Uganda
Wakadogo School | Sharing power & responsibility with your community
UK
Alperton Community School | Embracing multiculturalism to strengthen learning
Dunoon Grammar School | The Greatest Show(case): immersive & creative learning for entrepreneurship
Feversham Primary Academy | How to teach music to all children
Sevenoaks School | Nurturing student-led social entrepreneurship whilst deepening community understanding
The Charter School East Dulwich | Supporting children with autism in the UK
Queen Mary’s College | Using competitive gaming & eSports to raise retention, engagement and recruitment of students
Recording not available.
Swiss Cottage School | Supporting and empowering teachers to lead on the design of learning and inclusive pedagogy
Ukraine
Melitopol Specialized School 23 | Our commitment to a values-led education
Recording not available.
Novopecherska School | How to include fun physical education in every lesson
USA
Opal School | Playful Inquiry: engaging children in democratic processes
Recording not available.
PS 55 – National Health, Wellness, and Learning Center | Growing Healthy Students with Indoor Academic Gardens
Sayre Language Academy | Family Creative Coding Nights: Cultivating Connections by Creating with Code
Think Global School | Understand the power of place-based learning by the world’s only travelling school
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