GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Over the course of a full year, Gazan children participated in training courses in TED Clubs at the Elite Modern School. The training courses culminated in an in-person conference held at the Arab Orthodox Cultural and Social Center in Gaza on June 9 in the presence of 300 public figures, representatives of civil society, journalists and pioneers. During the conference,10 children presented stories in English about their lives, ideas, suffering and ambitions, within the framework of the global TED Education Clubs in 130 countries, to highlight the population’s suffering under the Israeli blockade and successive wars on the Gaza Strip, the last of which was in May 2021.
On June 9 during a conference, 10 children presented stories in English about their lives, ideas, suffering and ambitions, within the framework of the global TED Education Clubs in 130 countries, to highlight the population’s suffering under the Israeli blockade and successive wars on the Gaza Strip, the last of which was in May 2021.
The TED-ED Student Talks Program aims to support students and provide them with an environment conducive to exchanging, discussing and presenting creative ideas in the form of short TED-style talks. Educators at schools, school administrators and students over the age of 13 can participate in the program.
Majed Abu al-Hunud, head of the Creativity Center at the Elite Modern School, told Al-Monitor, “The 10 students discussed many ideas, touching on several social issues, personal experiences, future aspirations and ambitions aimed at promoting innovation and creativity.”
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