Many Languages, One World
Deadline Approaches for 2017 UN Student Essay Contest and Global Youth Forum
ELS and the United Nations Academic Impact are sponsoring the fourth Many Languages, One World Student Essay Contest and Global Youth Forum. This...
Signing Rights for All
During this week, the International
Week of the Deaf, each day of the week has a specific focus under the main theme
of “Sign Language Rights for All!”
Monday, 23 September - Sign Language Rights for...
Free Workshops for Bilingual Parents in California
In February, Californians Together will be hosting two free workshops for Spanish-speaking parents, community members, and parent organizers of English learners. The workshops are part of a campaign, Alas y Voz, which aims to...
Join the Bilingual Revolution
What if every child could be offered a bilingual education? According to NYC’s Fabrice Jaumont, the power is in our hands to do it and he’s hosting a series of informative webinars on how...
Celebrate International Literacy Day
Literacy in a digital world
Today, International Literacy Day (8 September)...
Once Upon a Time in My Future…
UNESCO and the Idries Shah Foundation have launched the World Tales short story competition and are inviting teenagers (12-18) from all over the globe to write about the challenges of today and tomorrow in the...
Celebrate World Teachers’ Day
Teaching in Freedom, Empowering Teachers
Held annually on October 5 since 1994, World Teachers’ Day commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the 1966 UNESCO/ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, which celebrated its 50th...
Conversations with Experts in Multilingualism
Aida Walqui, the director of WestEd's Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL) initiative will lead a dozen conversations over six weeks with renowned linguists and experts from around the world that will highlight scholarly perspectives on...