Education Archives - World Moms Network https://iv1r64b91k.onrocket.site/category/education/ Connecting mothers; empowering women around the globe. Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:23:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-World-Moms-Network-Logo-512-125x125.jpg Education Archives - World Moms Network https://iv1r64b91k.onrocket.site/category/education/ 32 32 Above and Below: Celebrating on World Oceans Day https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/06/08/above-and-below-celebrating-on-world-oceans-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=above-and-below-celebrating-on-world-oceans-day https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/06/08/above-and-below-celebrating-on-world-oceans-day/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2021 14:30:41 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=36473 Take a break from COVID news and celebrate something we all can feel good about: World Oceans Day!

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/06/08/above-and-below-celebrating-on-world-oceans-day/feed/ 6 CANADA: Campaigning For Change https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2018/09/12/canada-campaigning-for-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=canada-campaigning-for-change https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2018/09/12/canada-campaigning-for-change/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2018 04:06:19 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=35376 It seems that there is no place on earth that is immune to bigotry. Not even Canada, which has been regarded by many as one of the world’s last bastions of sanity. After a campaign that was eerily similar to the Trump-vs-Hillary battle, Ontario elected as its Premier a man who is eerily similar to […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2018/09/12/canada-campaigning-for-change/feed/ 4 WORLD VOICE: #IStandForGirls: Help Send Girls to School in Mozambique https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2018/09/10/world-voice-istandforgirls-help-send-girls-to-school-in-mozambique/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=world-voice-istandforgirls-help-send-girls-to-school-in-mozambique https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2018/09/10/world-voice-istandforgirls-help-send-girls-to-school-in-mozambique/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2018 05:00:32 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=35413 Kurandza (which means “to love” in Changana, the local language ) is a non-profit social enterprise that invests in the future of women in Mozambique. Founded by Elisabetta Colabianchi in 2014, Kurandza works to empower women and their community through education, entrepreneurship, and sustainable development programs in Guijá, Mozambique. Elisabetta was first introduced to Guijá, a small village […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2018/09/10/world-voice-istandforgirls-help-send-girls-to-school-in-mozambique/feed/ 2 USA: To Swear or Not to Swear https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2018/04/06/usa-swear-not-swear/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=usa-swear-not-swear https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2018/04/06/usa-swear-not-swear/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2018 12:04:00 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=35085 I have used swear words for much of my adult life. I grew up in a culture where swearing was normal and common in conversation. Then I moved across the county to an area that had a very different vibe. One of my first impressions was: “No one here drinks or swears.” Now I know […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2018/04/06/usa-swear-not-swear/feed/ 2 Interviewing Nancy Sumari, #WorldMom, Miss World Africa, Miss Tanzania (2005) https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2018/03/30/interviewing-nancy-sumari/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interviewing-nancy-sumari https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2018/03/30/interviewing-nancy-sumari/#respond Sat, 31 Mar 2018 02:45:00 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=35141 Happy Women’s Month! You may have read some of this phenomenal woman’s posts right here on World Moms Network. One of our own contributors, Nancy Sumari, has agreed to be interviewed for my Phenomenal Women Series, and it comes right on time as we keep celebrating Women’s History Month and women’s excellence (something, I believe, […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2018/03/30/interviewing-nancy-sumari/feed/ 0 Interviewing An International Model: Miriam Odemba https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2018/03/26/interviewing-international-model-miriam-odemba/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interviewing-international-model-miriam-odemba https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2018/03/26/interviewing-international-model-miriam-odemba/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2018 11:59:55 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=35139 Happy Women’s Month! A few days ago I had a meaningful and fun conversation with international Tanzanian model, Miriam Odemba. If you have Instagram you might want to pop on over and see what she is up to, as she is always inspirational, motivational, fun, and has the kind of beautiful smile that makes you […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2018/03/26/interviewing-international-model-miriam-odemba/feed/ 2 USA: The Power of Hello https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/09/22/the-power-of-hello/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-power-of-hello https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/09/22/the-power-of-hello/#comments Fri, 22 Sep 2017 05:00:23 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=34878 My oldest child just started middle school, which in the United States generally means sixth through eighth grade, or the years between elementary school and high school. Middle school has a tough reputation. It’s a time of huge change in every way possible. Kids go from being in one classroom pretty much all day to […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/09/22/the-power-of-hello/feed/ 1 SRI LANKA: What do You do When you Chose the Wrong School? https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/09/18/choose-wrong-school/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=choose-wrong-school https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/09/18/choose-wrong-school/#comments Mon, 18 Sep 2017 09:15:06 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=34888 What are you supposed to do when you can tell that the school your kids are in isn’t exactly what you’d like a school to be like? Not everyone has the luxury of just moving kids from school to school just because they don’t like it. I am thankful that our constant nomadic lifestyle let’s […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/09/18/choose-wrong-school/feed/ 2 USA: Raising a Bilingual Child While Losing My Accent https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/06/02/raising-a-bilingual-child-while-losing-my-accent/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=raising-a-bilingual-child-while-losing-my-accent https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/06/02/raising-a-bilingual-child-while-losing-my-accent/#comments Fri, 02 Jun 2017 05:30:33 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=34639 I’ve served as a judge at some local children’s Chinese-language speech and recitation contests on several occasions. I still remember my first time. I saw a little boy in a suit and tie, speaking with a crisp voice, saying, “Summer is my favorite season because the sunny days are cheerful and inspire me to do […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/06/02/raising-a-bilingual-child-while-losing-my-accent/feed/ 2 World Voice: Education is the Best Inheritance https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/05/31/world-voice-education-best-inheritance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=world-voice-education-best-inheritance https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2017/05/31/world-voice-education-best-inheritance/#comments Wed, 31 May 2017 08:39:20 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=34618 “Survival of the fittest” is how Patrick Makokoro jokingly described his childhood with a smile, only he wasn’t exactly joking. A handsome father with a friendly and earnest demeanor, Patrick is an early childhood education activist in Zimbabwe. He came to my community in St. Louis, MO last week on a U.S. media tour to […]

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