“Stay with Ukraine” is a project created for Ukrainian children who are temporarily abroad due to Russian aggression. These are “live” online lessons on the Ukrainian language, literature, and history of Ukraine for children in grades 5-11. Classes are held for an hour in two formats – weekday evenings and Saturdays. Within the scope of this project, professional Methodist teachers have created special educational programs, according to which training takes place.
The Star: Ukrainian refugee family issues heartfelt message thanking people of Sheffield for ‘welcoming us with open arms’
The British newspaper The Star published the story of the Romanyukhas family, who now lives in Sheffield. They moved there after the start of a full-scale war. The family is grateful to the people of Sheffield for their hospitality, but they really want to go back home. And while this is impossible, they are trying to maintain contact with Ukraine with all their might. They gather together with other Ukrainians to sing songs and chat. Son Dmytro was also enrolled in the “Stay with Ukraine” program. Thus, the boy, in addition to mastering the program of the local school, does not lag behind the Ukrainian one.
Podcast ‘Diario de Ucrania’: Un año de guerra. Así es cómo se ayudat
In the Spanish podcast “Ukrainian Diary”, one of the heads of the NGO Galyna Tytysh gave a comment. She talks about the “Staying with Ukraine” project as an effective means of helping children stay in touch with the Ukrainian education system. In particular, she also talks about our other projects: psychological help and catch-up classes.
Educational Ombudsman of Ukraine: Measurement and compensation of children’s educational losses at the community and educational institution level
Educational losses are a painful topic for Ukrainian education, especially due to the war and blackouts. The educational ombudsman of Ukraine talks about the global experience of filling these losses. As one of the options, the ombudsman cites the project “Staying with Ukraine” from the NGO “Smart Osvita”. He talks about its specifics, how you can join, and the benefits.
This comment of the ombudsman was also shared by the journalists of “Ukraiska Pravda”, “RBK-Ukraine”, and “Volynskyi Novyny”.
Ukrainska Pravda. Zhyttia: Schoolchildren can fall behind by a year: the ombudsman told how to compensate for gaps in students’ knowledge
RBK-Ukraine: How to fill gaps in the knowledge of schoolchildren: the educational ombudsman gave advice
Volynski Novyny: Schoolchildren can fall behind by a year: the ombudsman told how to compensate for gaps in students’ knowledge
Online.ua: How civil society joined the resistance during the war – results of the year from the Program “Join!”
In the article, the project “Stay with Ukraine” was mentioned as one of the civil society initiatives that contributed to the resistance to the Russian invasion. Journalists talked about Ukrainian children participating in the project, who are forced to live abroad because of the war. Other NGO projects were also mentioned.