Every year, the United Nations celebrates the International Day of Education.
The observance highlights the right to free, compulsory and accessible education for all
as enshrined in article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Convention on
the Rights of the Child. This year’s theme focuses on the effects of the recent pandemic,
calling for collaboration and solidarity to “Recover and revitalize education for the COVID-19 generation”. UNESCO’S #LearningPlanet Festival encourages all to contribute in presenting
ways to shape a better future in education.
In light of this, Chau Chak Wing Foundation has been proactive in taking a step further
to engage with the UNESCO Futures of Education Initiative. Launched in December 2019,
it seeks to address the implications of an increasingly digital and subsequently
fragmented educational sphere.
As a part of the unique, collaborative consulting process, the Foundation responded
to the call for open submissions. In particular, we focused on the effects of the digital
divide in rural and regional Australia on students and teachers, which has been further
exacerbated by COVID-19. Every year, the United Nations celebrates the International Day
of Education. The observance highlights the right to free, compulsory and accessible education
for all as enshrined in article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Convention
on the Rights of the Child. This year’s theme focuses on the effects of the recent pandemic,
calling for collaboration and solidarity to “Recover and revitalize education for the COVID-19 generation”. UNESCO’S #LearningPlanet Festival encourages all to contribute in
presenting ways to shape a better future in education.
In light of this, Chau Chak Wing Foundation has been proactive in taking a step
further to engage with the UNESCO Futures of Education Initiative.
Launched in December 2019, it seeks to address the implications of an increasingly
digital and subsequently fragmented educational sphere.
As a part of the unique, collaborative consulting process, the Foundation responded
to the call for open submissions. In particular, we focused on the effects of the digital
divide in rural and regional Australia on students and teachers, which has been
further exacerbated by COVID-19.
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