Giving Rafi a Voice At five years old, parents can understand almost every word their child says. They can respond to their child’s needs and answer their curiosity as they question and explore the world around them. For Rafi’s family, this was not the...
Amer: A Bright Future in the Making To his teachers and classmates at the “Back to the future” educational center in Ghazze in West Bekaa, 12-year-old Amer (alias name) is a remarkable student who stands out and dreams big. At 6 years old, Amer was about to start...
Raising Hands! It’s the day to learn about shapes and colors. Sara (Alias name) is sitting in a class of around 20 children, raising her hand to answer the teacher’s question. This is the same girl who had no answers, no reactions, and no participation almost a year...
Lesson of the Day by Rouwayda! Meet Rouwayda, a BLN (Basic Literacy and Numeracy) English teacher at Minieh center in Tripoli, who shares her story on the power of education. “When I joined the ‘Back to the Future Project’, I noticed a change in my student’s approach...
Omar, One of Zeita’s Most Improved Students. Omar (alias), 7 years old now, lives with his grandparents in the village of Zeita, few kilometers away from the city of Saida, South Lebanon. Omar used to disturb the quietness of Zeita’s Public School, and used to be...
The Story of Layan “I think direct implementation of education, in the center, is better for the child, but the current circumstances govern us. This means that we must look for any means of education and knowledge; such as, using the Internet for remote distant...
