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Walking to school

The Children's Education

Academics

The children attend the neighborhood schools but in the extremely weak educational system in Afghanistan, children only attend school for 2 ½ hours a day up to 7^th grade. (The children from the House are attending 1^st through 7^th grades this year, 2009.)

Thus, in order to provide the children of the House of Flowers with a strong and balanced education, when they return home from school they begin rich lessons  in health, geography, science, English, cultural subjects such as calligraphy and poetry, and history. These are taught by our two teachers every day. They use Montessori techniques and materials, projects, and group work to teach the children and encourage the children’s explorations.  

Unique Opportunities

The children of the House of Flowers are very likely the only children in Afghanistan receiving this kind of rich and varied education. In the government schools, until 4^th grade the students only study language, math and religion, often in a tent with only a chalkboard. In contrast, the children of the House of Flowers have naturally thrived in a safe environment that provides stimulating activities with supplies such as Montessori materials, a microscope, paint and crayons, educational puzzles and dozens of books (all donated by caring supporters).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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