Alternative COVID Strategy
- P Project/Program
? Activity Status: Unknown
Key Information
The Barefoot College Education team has been implementing its new programs to help encourage continued learning despite school closures due to pandemic-based restrictions. The Alternative COVID Strategy has adopted 3 new Approaches to learning that enable children and teachers to remain engaged remotely from the safety of their homes. The new strategies help keep the democratic and accessible teaching curriculum going, thus reducing the number of students who resort to dropping out of school.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Global
Government Affiliation
Non-governmental programYears
2020 -
Partner(s)
Not applicable or unknown
Ministry Affiliation
UnknownFunder(s)
Not applicable or unknown
COVID-19 Response
New for COVID-19Geographic Scope
Global / regionalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
- Primary completion
- Secondary completion
Cross-cutting areas
- COVID-19 Response
- Emergencies and protracted crises
Program participants
Target Audience(s)
Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Teachers - female, Teachers - male, Youth
Age
Not applicable or unknown
School Enrolment Status
Not applicable or unknown
School Level
- Lower primary
- Upper primary
- Lower secondary
- Upper secondary
Other populations reached
Not applicable or unknown
Participants include
Not applicable or unknown
Program Approaches Back to Top
Curriculum/learning
- Increased availability of learning materials
Educational Technology
- Digital learning materials/programs
- Digital reading materials (non-textbook)
Other
- Check-in calls or SMS messages by teachers
Teaching
- Teaching materials (e.g. lesson plans, curricula)
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Increased primary school completion
- Increased secondary school completion
- Increased years of schooling
Cross-cutting goals
Not applicable or unknown