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Facilitating a more inclusive, peaceful and sustainable world through programs for youth.
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Program Areas
Facilitating a more inclusive, peaceful and sustainable world through programs for youth.
Youth Resources
Facilitating a more inclusive, peaceful and sustainable world through programs for youth.
Teacher Resources
Explore our free educational programs and capacity-building resources that help educators foster deep learning competencies through real-world problem solving.
Program Areas
Facilitating a more inclusive, peaceful and sustainable world through programs for youth.
Education
Education empowers individuals and communities through the transfer of knowledge, skills and habits from one entity to another.
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.
By the numbers
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31 million
primary-school pupils worldwide dropped out of school as of 2012. An additional 32 million repeated a grade.
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46%
of U.S. high school students say they find school boring.
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Nearly 1 billion
people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names.
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81%
of students say they’re bored because the material isn’t interesting.
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4 million
child deaths have been prevented over the past four decades by the global increase in women's education.
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.
By the numbers
-
31 million
primary-school pupils worldwide dropped out of school as of 2012. An additional 32 million repeated a grade.
-
46%
of U.S. high school students say they find school boring.
-
Nearly 1 billion
people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names.
-
81%
of students say they’re bored because the material isn’t interesting.
-
4 million
child deaths have been prevented over the past four decades by the global increase in women's education.
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