CHILDREN EDUCATION

Early learning activities at home and at preschool help kids get ready for school so they can do better when they get there. But many kids do not get the care and support they need in their early years. The result? Kids in resource-poor nations drop out in the early grades. Kids living in poverty in U.S. communities fall behind their peers at school and never catch up. That’s why Save the Children is working with moms, dads, grandmothers, teachers and volunteers in the poorest pockets of the globe to teach youngsters skills that will have a huge impact throughout their lives. Education is vital to lasting positive change in childrens' lives. Yet for millions of children and youth in low-income countries and poor communities, a quality education is beyond reach. Many other kids are not prepared when they start school and drop out in the early grades. Save the Children reaches the world's most marginalized children — those who urgently need a better foundation for learning in the United States and around the world. In 2010, Save the Children reached more than 11 million children in 39 countries with programs for early childhood and preschool learning, basic education and literacy and school health and nutrition. As a result, children come to school ready and healthy to lay the foundations of their education and with enthusiasm for learning. Save the Children's education programs reach children at risk — girls, ethnic minorities, and children affected by rural poverty, HIV/ AIDS, conflict and natural disasters — from early childhood through young adulthood. We focus on communities in greatest need, design programs that make it easy to participate, even for children who work or have missed years of schooling, prepare toddlers for school, and make the lessons meaningful to children’s lives and local culture. What’s more, we are meeting the needs of children with disabilities who might otherwise never be able to go to school. Girls and boys enrolled in education programs supported by Save the Children receive a quality education through outreach, teacher training, books and other learning materials. Time and again children in these programs score better on standardized tests than children enrolled in government schools.  take from www.savechildren.org

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