{"id":145683,"date":"2023-01-16T10:44:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T08:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/?post_type=artikkelit&p=145683"},"modified":"2024-11-21T14:09:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T12:09:11","slug":"fca-and-the-lego-foundation","status":"publish","type":"artikkelit","link":"https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/en\/latest-news\/articles\/fca-and-the-lego-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"FCA and the LEGO Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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FCA and The LEGO Foundation – Learning through Play<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

FCA AND THE LEGO FOUNDATION<\/strong> are connecting with out of school children in the world\u2019s second largest refugee settlement through the \u2018Play to Learn\u2019 project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only 14% of refugees in Uganda\u2019s Bidibidi settlement complete primary education. FCA Uganda is confronting the problem of a high rate of dropouts from school by reaching out to communities with functional and play-based pedagogical activities in safe, protected and inclusive environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the key tools in the project is the innovative, creative and colourful FCA School Bus. It was supported by The LEGO Foundation<\/a> funding of $480,000 over 18 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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Equipped with learning and play material, including locally made toys, the FCA School Bus allows the delivery of attractive and pedagogically organised content.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The non-formal learning environment also contributes to improved psychosocial well-being and resilience. During the initial project run, 432 children in 6 villages were motivated through play-based learning to return to school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Video and sound equipment in the bus is power by solar energy and learners have access to tablets programmed with the Can\u2019t Wait to Learn (CWtL) app, developed for Education in Emergencies (EiE) contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learners can then transfer to our Accelerated Education Programme (AEP) centres where the same techniques and safe, creative playgrounds ensure that newly enrolled learners stay in school and complete their education. With the LEGO Foundation support, FCA has trained 130 teachers and assistants at the centres in functional and play-based pedagogy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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Bashir Mawa, 13, is picked up by the schoolbus each day. <\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In the bus, there are a wide range of learning materials for all ages, including digital devices. <\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Children who complete the programme are then supported to return to mainstream learning.

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Learning through Play<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

FCA has worked with The LEGO Foundation since 2022, developing innovative and playful ways to integrate pedagogical approaches to teaching and learning.

LEGO\u2019s Playful Learning in Crisis Settings (PLiCS) initiative focuses on protracted refugee settings and seeks to ensure refugee and host community children aged 3-12+ achieve improved holistic skills and learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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