BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:197@ukfiet.org DTSTART:20210727T130000Z DTEND:20210727T140000Z DTSTAMP:20210717T161327Z URL:https://www.ukfiet.org/events/reopening-the-future-prioritizing-pre-pr imary-education/ SUMMARY:Reopening the Future: Prioritizing Pre-primary Education DESCRIPTION:Reopening the Future: Prioritizing Pre-primary Education: a web inar event hosted by UNICEF\, UNESCO\, and The World Bank Group.\nPartners : Sightsavers\, Theirworld\, UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti\nLangua ge translation available in French and Russian \nREGISTER HERE\n---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------\nWhy prioritize Early Childhood Education in schools reopening?\nCOVID-related pre-primary school closures in 2020 are estimated to cost $1.6 trillion i n lost future earnings — the equivalent of 12 years of total interna tional aid for development. As a result\, young children’s learning oppo rtunities have been severely limited during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their e xperiences with extended school closures can have significant long-term ef fects\, with pre-school-aged children in middle-income countries bearing t he greatest risk of negative impact.\nBut it’s not too late to act on ea rly learning. \nUNICEF and education partners encourage governments\, dono rs\, and implementers\, to prioritize the reopening of pre-primary schools \, resource recovery measures that systematically incorporate pre-primary\ , and roll out transition programs to support children left out of pre-pri mary education in 2020.\nThis is also a “once in a lifetime” opportuni ty to build back resilient ECE systems. The ripple effects of investing in ECE as schools reopen will be felt long into the future. Prioritizing ECE now will get more children learning (in school earlier and for longer)\, build stronger links with families\, boost economies\, contribute to gende r equality\, and\, in the long run\, help create more sustainable\, peacef ul\, and resilient societies.\nEvent Overview\nOn the sidelines of the Glo bal Education Summit: Financing GPE 2021–2025\, UNICEF\, UNESCO\, and Th e World Bank Group invite partners to participate in a webinar on ‘Reope ning the Future: Prioritizing Pre-primary Education.’\nTaking place onli ne on the 27th of July\, 2021\, this webinar will highlight the need to pr ioritize Early Childhood Education in the COVID response-recovery\, explor ing the challenges and opportunities presented in schools re-opening. Thro ugh a multi-perspective panel of education researchers\, experts\, and pra ctitioners\, the case for prioritizing ECE in the context of school reopen ings will be explored using cost-of-inaction analyses\, country case studi es on the use of the Global Guidance on Reopening ECE Settings\, and succe ssful adaptations for children with disabilities and their inclusion in EC E.\nParticipants will learn through the sharing of good practices and impl ementer experiences\, how partners are working to address learning gaps\, and the role and potential of ECE bridge/catch-up programs in stemming ECE learning loss.\nThe webinar will consist of opening remarks by senior edu cation representatives from UNICEF\, UNESCO\, and The World Bank Group\, f ollowed by a moderated panel discussion by education researchers\, practit ioners\, and experts from Malawi\, Mongolia\, Senegal\, and Uganda.\nA ple nary will follow the panel discussion\, inviting participants to participa te in a question and answer session.\nSpeakers:\n\n Robert Jenkins\, Globa l Director of Education\, UNICEF\n Stefania Giannini\, Assistant Director- General for Education\, UNESCO\n Jaime Saavedra\, Global Director\, Educat ion\, The World Bank Group\n Amanda Devercelli\, Global Lead for Early Chi ldhood Development\, The World Bank Group\n\nPanelists\n\n Moderator: Gwan g-Chol Chang\, Chief of the Education Policy Section\, UNESCO\n Abdallah S ow\, ECE Programme Coordinator\, Directorate of preschool Education\, Mini stry of Education in Senegal\n Ajwok Mary Valentino\, Global Youth Ambassa dor\, TheirWorld — Uganda\n Ben Chikaipa\, Early Childhood Development S pecialist\, Sightsavers — Malawi\n Myagmar Jadamba\, Head of Pre-Primary Education Department\, Ministry of Education and Science — Mongolia\n A nindita Nugroho\, Education Research Consultant\, UNICEF-Innocenti\n\nReso urces\nCOVID-19: Trends\, Promising Practices and Gaps in Remote Learning for Pre-Primary Education\nWhat have we learnt? Overview of findings from a survey of Ministries of Education on national responses to COVID-19\nHow are Countries Preparing to Mitigate Learning Loss as Schools Reopen? Tren ds and emerging good practices to support the most vulnerable children\nGl obal Guidance on Reopening Early Childhood Education Settings\nCOVID-19: A reason to double down on investments in pre-primary education\nFollow alo ng on social media\nFor key highlights and to participate in upcoming educ ation events\, follow along on Twitter @UNICEFEducation @UNESCO @WBG_Educa tion @UNICEFInnocenti @Sightsavers @Theirworld @GPforEducation.\n\nThis ev ent is proudly hosted by UNICEF\, UNESCO\, and The World Bank Group\, in c ollaboration with Theirworld\, Sightsavers\, UNICEF Office of Research - I nnocenti\, and the Global Partnership for Education. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ukfiet.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/0 7/REopening-the-future-event.jpg CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR