We believe improving quality education for children around the world will promote a lifelong love of learning to unlock ongoing opportunities for children. So we start with the teachers in our partner schools by equipping them with our Continuum of Teacher Training program to impart new knowledge, skills and experiences so that they can teach math, English, science and essential life-skills using our play-based methodology.
Playing with students empowers our teachers to create a positive and safe learning environment for the children to grow and develop to their fullest potential. It encourages and enhances learning, strives to increase classroom attendance rates by 10 per cent, shapes each child's sense of self-esteem and confidence and creates a teacher-student bond that is built on acceptance and trust.
Our teachers are the link between the one million children in our programs and the relationship they develop with their school, their education, their future.
WE'RE SHARING WHAT EIGHT RIGHT TO PLAY TEACHERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE IMPACT THEIR TEACHER TRAINING HAS HAD ON THEIR WORK AND THEIR STUDENTS.
IN PAKISTAN...
"I feel very happy to see that my students are taking interest in class and they are getting better in academics."
Ms. Nasreem teaches at the Government Girls Primary School in the district of Mirpur Khas in Sindh, Pakistan.
"Right To Play's training enabled me to teach my students through play,"says Ms. Nasreem. "Before using games and activities in classroom teaching, I always found my students lacking interest in lessons due to boring and repeatedly old methods. Now, I observe that my students have an increased alertness both physically and mentally."
In Pakistan, children in schools taught by Right To Play teachers scored 10% higher on standardized tests than children with no Right To Play teachers.
"It gives me immense pleasure to see the better pace of my students learning."
Ms. Bibi teaches at the Government Girls Primary School, in the District of Mansehra in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
"As a Right To Play trained teacher, I learned the skill of communication. These trainings taught me to communicate effectively with my class," says Ms. Nailia Bibi. "I find my students are more focused towards learning digits and numbers now. Earlier, it was a challenge for me to teach numeracy, but now it's all a game."
IN THAILAND...
"I'm very happy because my students are having fun with the lessons that I teach."
Naw Htee Na Say teaches in the Mae La Camp, in the of City of Mae Sot, in Tak, Thailand.
"Right To Play has expanded my lessons to include play-based games which I can effectively use in my classroom. When I write the lesson plans for the day, I know exactly what I have to include and I know how I can enable my students to be more engaged with my teachings." says Naw Htee Na Say. "The trainings I've received are not only beneficial for me, but for my students, colleagues and my community."
In Thailand, 76% of children in our programs report participation and involvement with
decision-making in the classroom.
"A teacher should give the students opportunity to express their ideas and thoughts."
Ta Be Tha teaches in the Nupoe camp in Thailand.
"In the last two years, I have learned many things from taking the Right To Play teacher training course. I can confidently say that what I have learned contributes greatly to the success of my teachings," says Ta Be Tha. "Group work activity really reflects the principles of learning that say: children learn when they communicate and interact and they learn when they build confidence."
In the Palestinian Territories...
"When students play together within groups they understand the concept of multiply and they are able to connect with its Inverse relationship which is division."
Rawan Haj Saleh teaches in Jenin at the Mymoneh Bint Alharith School, in the Palestinian Territories.
"Right To Play training has enabled me to strengthen the relationship between the students and I and as a result, I have become very close to the students," says Rawan. "Math is a very difficult subject and all students can't understand it easily. Using play in math classes make it easier for the students to understand the numbers and the difficult exercises. Plus, when the students like the teacher and the class, their achievement and participation will be smooth."
In the Palestinian Territories, 84% of the children in our programs demonstrate positive life skills, including communication, collaboration, self-confidence, empathy, inclusion, self-esteem and leadership.
"Using play in an environment that's motivational for the students."
Arwa Mohammad Al-Heeh teaches at Dalal Al Moghrabi, in Hebron in the Palestinian Territories.
"Right To Play training has enabled me to achieve the intended educational goals in an exciting and effective atmosphere by using play in an environment that's motivational for the students," says Arwa. "The training has improved my self-confidence and improved my relationship with my students."
IN RWANDA...
"The relationship between the children and I have improved and they've become my friends."
Niyonizera teaches at the EP Nyarubande School in Kigali, Rwanda.
"Through the teacher training of Right To Play, I've been able to know how I can motivate children in a lesson. Children now like my lessons and many of them play the games we played during the lesson when they go home, motivating the other children in their community who don’t come to school to feel motivated to come," says Niyonizera. "I'm happy and thankful to Right To Play because the play-based learning methodology helped me a lot. It made my teaching process easier, because the children are able to understand what I’m teaching more quickly and thoroughly."
In Rwanda, 98% of Right To Play teachers say their students now demonstrate teamwork in the classroom.
"I'm always impressed by how my classroom has turned into a motivated one."
Dusabemariya teaches at the EP Nyarubande School in Kigali, Rwanda.
"Right To Play teacher training has helped me realize how I can use a game to teach my students. Games make them feel a lot more happier and more active," says Dusabemariya. "Because of this, they're not afraid to approach me and ask me when there is something they don't understand during the lesson. I always feel happy because Right To Play training made me to discover how my lesson can be understood faster by children."
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