Territory: 1.564.116 km² Population: 2.951.786 Youth percentage:35% under 18 GDP:$ 8.448 billion...
Transcript of Territory: 1.564.116 km² Population: 2.951.786 Youth percentage:35% under 18 GDP:$ 8.448 billion...
Territory: 1.564.116 km²Population: 2.951.786 Youth percentage: 35% under 18GDP: $ 8.448 billion
Mongolia
PROGRAMS
•Early Childhood Development•Youth Development•School and Teacher Development
PROJECTS
•READ for Rural Education •EFA Fast Track Initiative•“ Child Centered Classroom Environment and Methodology • ”Options” for young deaf children and community•“Book Ger” for community children reading •Children Development Center for Inclusive education
MEA
Means of network
•“Open School” monthly newspaper
•Mongol Education Portal site: www.mongoleducation.
•Educational research and library
Youth Development Program Secondary School Debate Program
Introducing Mongolian Debate program
Learning from all of you
Sharing Ideas on Addressing Development Needs of Mongolian Children and Youth and expanding our youth program
critical thinking
personal expression
tolerance for the opinions of others
support students and teachers with opportunities to examine critical issues affecting their lives and
communities;
promote the recognition that free and open discussion is essential to the establishment and preservation of open democratic societies.
Goal
Social Science Teachers are equipped to use the debate forum as a learning mechanism to inspire critical thinking and skills through a 5-day workshop led by American professors.
Trained Teachers organized Debate Clubs at their schools with 20-25
The program is being implemented as an after school activity for children through contracts with a school and with formal support from the Ministry of Education
Activities
Debate and Speech Tournaments involving debaters are organized at the schools, province, and national level
Debate Resource Center serve as the debate coach arenas providing students with debate and public speaking books, journals, instructional and research materials
The center also administers the logistics for program training sessions, tournaments, and events. While maintaining regular communication with the participants.
Activities
14 Debate Trainers, certified by MOE as National Trainers
Academic Debate Education Modules were recognized as teacher training modules by MOE.
30 Debate Clubs at schools are operating actively
Debate and Speech Tournaments among school students
A pool of experienced debate coaches
Availability of debate and speech methodology books an instructional materials
Committed and experienced program staff.
Achievements
Empowers children and youth
Encourage reading, writing and research skills on hot topics such as climate change, global warming, fresh water conservation, poverty reduction, AIDS etc.
Promoting English language education through debates
Team-Building Skills Public speaking and Decision-Making Skills
Formulating and expressing own opinions and positions on the given topics
Exercising leadership skills through planning, implementing, and evaluating their actions (small projects by debaters)
Membership in International Debate Education Association (IDEA) which has members from more than 30 countries all over the world.
Only organization in Mongolia administrating debate clubs at schools
Has gained recognition with Mongolian educators, youth and children
Close ties with schools and local education centers in provinces.
Cooperation with Save the Children- Mongolia, World Vision- Mongolia, Mini-Parliament program run by Women for Social Progress, by the Secretariat of the Mongolian Parliament, and the UN sponsored “One World” conference.
Features
Transition period - Collapse of some good old practices, traditions,
Need to develop a Policy Manual for the after-school programs
Government has yet to join the initiative and develop a Youth National Program
Lack of collaborative efforts of government and NGOs in solving children and youth problems
Lack of hands-on information and resources on development issues
Problems, Concerns - Sharing ideas
All these issues are about to lead to the absence of ownership, respect, moral
principles, beliefs, and creativity among the youth hence creating a generation of
undisciplined, violent, hardhearted, and reliant young people
Therefore, there is an urgent need to launch a comprehensive package of initiatives
targeting the youth on the edge of obscurity.
Problems, Concerns - Sharing ideas
Thank you!