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PROJECT E3: ENGLISH, EDUCATION, EMPOWERMENT

Location:
Upper Chitral Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

Status:
Active

Project Duration:
2019-2022

An initiative Worldwide Education Fund of the Dallas Foundation (WEF). Through our InSchool Language Labs we provide in-person English Language Skills, Teacher Training, Technology Proficiency and career counseling & coaching. Pilot program is already in place at Pamir Public School: a low-income private school in Booni Chitral, Northern Pakistan. On April 1, 2021, we launched a lab at another lowincome private school in Booni called Space Era Model School. The project is currently impacting 500 students, 40 teachers and 3 English Language Facilitators at the two spaces.

VISION

In-School Language Labs envisions to break the cycle of generational poverty by developing English Language Skills among the students and improving the quality of education by introducing Teacher Training, Technology Proficiency, Career Counselling and Coaching Resources in collaboration with existing low income private schools in Chitral, Pakistan.

MISSION

  • To collaborate with five local host schools and build learning spaces equipped with the right set of technology for teaching English Language Skills and Career Counselling and Coaching Resources.
  • To introduce internet based English language learning content certified by Lingua Phone, Fluent U and other such proprietary sources.
  • Provide skilled teacher trainers who could deliver the English Language classes and Career Counselling Resources and train the already existing English Language teachers and empower them to take over the learning spaces.
  • To introduce best practices in teaching and learning English Language and career counselling and coaching resources.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

In-School Language Labs will operate on a model where WEF will work in collaboration with low income private schools in Chitral Pakistan. The selected schools will provide furnished learning spaces to build English Language Lab and Career Counselling and Coaching Resource Centre and WEF will provide the necessary technology and internet based content licensed from Fluent U, Lingua Phone and other similar proprietary sources. The lab will be run by qualified teacher trainers hired and trained by FES who will not only deliver the English Language and Career Counselling and Coaching Resources but will also train the already existing English Language teachers at the school and empower them to take over the lab.

ONGOING MARKETING AND ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

English Language Week for Students (ELWS):

English Language Week for Students (ELWS) allows students from the host schools to explore their English speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in a week-long activity where the students are provided with a platform to express their English language skills through poems, essays, short stories, articles, features, songs, and performances.

English Language Conversation Club for Teachers:

English Language Conversation Club provides a platform to teachers from Booni, Chitral to come together and explore, express and expand their English language skills. The aim of the club is to provide the teachers an opportunity to build their capacity in learning English Language skills and fill the gap of learning process between students and their teachers and allow FES to work with the teacher community and identify the best candidates as teacher trainers for In-School Language Labs in Chitral. In a 3-months activity teachers from various schools will participate in the club and converse about everyday life activities, classroom management skills, teaching methodologies and strategies to develop English language skills.

Teacher of the Year Award:

WEF aims to introduce “Teacher of the Year Award” under which teachers across Chitral will be recognised for their services and performances and will be awarded with prizes. This activity will not only allow the teachers from Chitral to improve their teaching skills but will also expand horizons for teachers to be recognized and considered for better opportunities including becoming a teacher trainer with FES.

PROJECT UPDATE AND EXECUTION

  • Phase 1 (2020): WEF successfully launched its pilot phase at a low-income private school named Pamir Public School and Degree College Booni in October 2020.
  • Phase 2 (2021): Starting in April 2021 In-School Language Labs entered in the Phase 2 of the project. After the success of its pilot program at Pamir Public School the model of operation was at Space Era Model School.
  • Phase 3 (2022): In phase 3 of the project 2 more school will be brought under the umbrella of In-School Language Labs making a total of 4 learning spaces. Success of the model will lead to further expansion in Upper Chitral and beyond.

FWEF hopes to impact 1000+ primary school students, 100 school teachers, 8 English Language Facilitators in learning spaces in 4 schools by the end of 2022.

EXPANSION AND REPLICATION VISION (2022-2025)

FES aims to expand to 20 additional low income private schools in the next 5 years increasing the impact to 5000+ students, 500+ teachers and 40 FES teacher trainers.