The findings are based on a comprehensive review of evidence
from global research and will be released on International Day of Education 2023
WHEN: Tuesday, 24 January at 4 pm Doha time (UPC +3)
WHERE: Virtual event. Register in advance:
A new analysis of research calls on global leaders to make sport a priority when it comes to education and ensure that all students are given equal access to both. The paper, which is based on an analysis of data collected by leading organizations over the past two decades, finds a constant positive correlation between learning and sport.
Findings include:
- When school-based physical activity is purposely combined, the paper found evidence of better academic performance, improved school attendance, and retention among school-aged children and adolescents;
- Physical activity and movement have been proven to positively impact brain development and learning, including in the earlier years of a child’s life.
- Students’ life skills, including collaboration, self-esteem, confidence, and communication skills, improved when active play was used as a primary teaching tool to engage students and improve learning outcomes in Ethiopia, Jordan, Lebanon, Mozambique, the State of Palestine, and Tanzania;
- Sports and group physical activities contribute to providing children and youth diagnosed with trauma and who are unable to settle into a traditional school setting, with a safe space for open dialogue.
Speakers will include Michael Cacich, Technical Head for East and Southern Africa, Educate A Child, and Sayyeda Salam, Director of Gulf Partner, Save the Children.
There will be a Q&A session to follow.
The release of this paper on International Day of Education is part of EAA and Save the Children’s work to ensure that every child has access to quality primary education, no matter the circumstance or condition.
For more information, contact:
Vanessa Conneely
Acting Head of Media
Education Above All
Email: vconneely@eaa.org.qa
Mobile: +356 99338862
For Arabic Media:
Mohamed Al-Amri
Media Relations Specialist
Education Above All
Email: msalih@eaa.org.qa
Mobile: +974 5000 9960
About the Education Above All (EAA) Foundation:
The Education Above All (EAA) Foundation is a global foundation established in 2012 by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser. EAA aims to transform lives through education. We believe that education is the single most effective means of reducing poverty, creating peaceful and just societies, unlocking the full potential of every child and youth, and creating the right conditions to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through our multi-sectoral approach, unique financing models, focus on innovation as a tool for social good, and partnerships, we aim to bring hope and real opportunities to the lives of impoverished and marginalised boys and girls. EAA is comprised of: Educate A Child (EAC), Al Fakhoora, Reach Out To Asia (ROTA), Protect Education in Insecurity and Conflict (PEIC), and Innovation Development (ID).
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