Believing in the importance of education and its role in building generations, and in line with the goals of the “Sand” program, Shams Association launched the “Community Classes” project, which targets children who have been deprived of formal education due to war and displacement, or whose displacement has led to a decline in their academic level. Since 2017, the association has established educational centers in several regions inside and outside Turkey, starting in Kilis (2017 – ongoing), then in Istanbul (2021-2023), and finally in Reyhanli (2021 – ongoing). The number of beneficiaries of the project over nine years has reached about 3,500 children.

 

  • The Community Classes Program

is a comprehensive educational project that combines education, psychological support, and life skills development, with the aim of:

 

  1. Providing integrated education for children with educational gaps.
  2. Strengthening the role of the family and the local community in supporting the educational process.
  3. Enabling children to acquire life and professional skills that help them build a better future.

 

  • Program Topics

Education

 

  1. Teaching Syrian curricula to children from first to third grade in subjects such as Arabic and mathematics.
  2. Teaching Turkish using specialized curricula.
  3. Providing additional lessons according to students’ individual needs to enhance their levels.
  • Psychological and social support.

 

  1. Daily activities for psychological relief including drawing, sports, and written expression.
  2. Behavioral modification programs and various weekly plans.
  • Life skills

 

  1. Training children on mental and social skills such as communication, critical thinking, self-management, and decision-making.
  2. Training children on manual skills such as cooking and handicrafts.
  3. Preparing children to face life’s challenges with confidence and independence.
  • Training courses for mothers
  1. Providing workshops to raise mothers’ awareness of their role in supporting the educational process.
  2. Teaching mothers skills to deal with their children in positive and productive ways.

The community classes program is not just an educational project, but rather an integrated vision that seeks to build an aware and empowered generation, through education and psychological and social support that enhances integration between the child, his family, and the community

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