Inspiral Education

Inspiral is an online learning platform that connects students from around the world: creators, collaborators, problem solvers to learn together and explore global topics like Freedom of Expression or Human Migration. Over 2 lessons per week for 6 weeks, we support teachers to deliver stimulating content for lively in-class critical thinking activities coupled with online reflections and facilitate international discussions between 11-14-year-old students. Join before year-end and you will receive a full scholarship for your students. Follow the link: www.inspiraleducation.com.

The state of Freedom of Expression (FOE) 2017/2018 report has just been published. The results are concerning! There has been a “significant decline” in the global FOE in the last three years. It’s a wake-up call for all of us to protect our basic human rights. Join us on our mission today in shaping young global citizens and sign up to Freedom of Expression programme @ www.inspiraleducation.com

Great news! The demand for human skills is not necessarily in decline! According to the WHF, 133 million jobs will be created (comparable to 75 million displaced). At Inspiral, we recognise this demand and are invested in developing 21st-century skills among young people around the World.

“No one is born a citizen”, said Sonya Sotomayor speaking at Brown University, “You have to be taught what that means.” Crucial point made by the associate justice of the Supreme Court, emphasising the importance of raising global, aware of their rights and duties, citizens, encouraging people to ask critical questions and teaching how to tell fake news from the real one. This is freedom of expression in action! #FreedomOfExpression #FOEinActtion #CriticalThinking #GlobalCitizens https://www.nytimes.com/…/opi…/protes ts-democracy-teens.html

'March for our Lives', saw hundreds of thousands of young people in the US, and around the world, stand up against gun violence. The demonstrations have been led by young people, who have united to have their voices heard. This is freedom of expression in action! Will their calls for greater gun control be heard? #MarchForLife #WeAreTheChange #NoMoreSilence #EnoughIsEnough #InspiralEducation https://www.theguardian.com/…/march-for -our-lives-protest-g…

92% of employers say “soft skills” are as or more important than tech skills, and 89% say finding them in job applicants is hard, article published in The Wall Street Journal (link in the comment). In Inspiral, we do recognise the importance of developing soft skills among our kids and we hope you will join us in our mission! If you are a school, teacher or a parent (students 11 -14 years old), sign up for our next cohort: Freedom of Expression, starting on the 16th of April! Visit our website for more information www.inspiraleducation.com!

Spiral no 2! It’s has been already two exciting weeks where students from Italy, UAE, UK and Zambia, together with their teachers, are exploring the subject of Freedom of Expression. How relevant is Freedom of Expression to your life? #inspiraleducation #21stcenturyskills #globalcitizenship #globalcitizens

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Exciting times! Starting Freedom of Expression cohort today and welcoming schools from Italy, UAE, UK and Zambia for the 7weeks journey!
#FreedomofExpression #globalcompetencies #inspiraleducation #21stcenturylearning #21stcenturyskills #CriticalThinking

65% of the jobs elementary school students will be doing, do not exist yet! So what are the skills that we need for the future? Number one is Critical Thinking, asking questions and asking the right one, is and would be one of if the critical ‘survival skills’, according to Tony Wagner, education thought leader and expert, that held variety of position at Harvard University for more than 20 years. Full article at https://singularityhub.com/…/7-critical -skills-for-the-jo…/…

AI is a fact… It’s happening and no one will stop it… (In fact, why would anyone do that?) The real question is how to best prepare ourselves and our kids for the undefined future? According to Rose Luckin, professor of learner centred design at the UCL Knowledge Lab, University College London: “AI is not going to replace people. We will still need the empathy, reasoning and critical thinking of (human) teachers to educate our children…”. Therefore, the best way to prepare th...e next generation for the unknown, is to develop those soft skills, called the 21st century skills or global competencies (critical thinking, collaboration, communication, to name just a few). And this is exactly what we do at Inspiral Education. Curious? Visit us at www.inspiraleducation.com to find out more. #inspiraleducation #inspiraleducate #globalcompetencies #21stcentruyskills #EDUCATEldn #UCL #education #globaleducation
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How our kids can compete with machines?
“If we don’t change the way we teach, in 30 years we will be in trouble. The way we teach, the things we teach are the things from the past 200 years, it’s knowledge based… We need to teach something unique… so the machines can never catch up with us! These are the soft skills we need to be teaching our children. Values, believing, independent thinking, teamwork, care for others, these are the soft parts…. Everything we teach should be... different from machines…” - Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba, World Economic Forum, January 2018.
We realise this need for change. That is why, we are equipping today’s students, for tomorrow’s world, by developing their global competencies and building their sense of global citizenship. Our next program “Freedom of Expression” is starting at the end of February. We still have a few available spots, and the enrolment for your school is FREE! Please visit our website www.inspiraleducation.com to fill in sign up form!
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Come and visit us at the BETT show today (stand: HUB1). We will be there together with EDUCATE at BETT Futures Hub 1! See you soon! https://www.bettshow.com

Key elements of our pedagogy: Global Competencies. At Inspiral, we help equip students with the skills, knowledge and attitudes they need to survive and thrive in the 21st century. We share OECD view on Global Competencies which defines it as 'the capacity to examine local, global and intercultural issues, to understand and appreciate the perspectives and world views of others, to engage in open, appropriate and effective interactions with people from different cultures, and to act for collective well-being and sustainable development.' Source: The OECD PISA Global Competence Framework, link in the comment.