FROM THE FOUNDER FROM THE FOUNDER Dear Readers, This is our third year publishing Education Choices Magazine and we are thrilled that we have so many exciting and informative contributions from so many nurseries, schools, Dear Readers, university students and experts. This is a very exciting edition and is packed with news and Our Education Corner Podcast is proving be a writing useful tool information from nursery choices to thinkingto about to many families and students globally and we feel sure a personal statement for university. Special thanks to Leethat the many to this edition will be and as informative Elliot Majorcontributions OBE, Mrs. Jane Lunnon (Alleyn’s) the other and insightful as before. Have a listen! headteachers, writers and education experts for sharing their Weinsights continue toexpertise. support families from all backgrounds and wise and are keen support social mobility in education both in the UK Enjoy the to Spring sunshine! and beyond. EDI is a key theme to the magazine and we hope Chloe Abbott (Founder) that some of the news and education updates are encouraging Email: chloeabbott@educationchoicesmagazine.com to our readers. Chloe Abbott (Founder)
“If weEmail: are to reach real peace in the world, chloeabbott@educationchoicesmagazine.com we shall have to begin with the children.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi “ Outside of the family, education is the greatest determinant of social mobility.”
Kevin McCarthy EDUCATION BOOK CORNER EDUCATION BOOK CORNER Multicultural Children’s Books about
PEACE
1. Can You Say Peace? to see whole forests being cut Spooky stories for Halloween by Karen Katz down. She starts planting trees
This book takes readers Coraline on a journey around by Neil Gaiman the globe to meet Coraline is a short novel different children and that focuses on a young learn about the many girl Coraline as she has to different ways to say peace. face the evil Other Mother to try and protect her family. 2. Peace is an Offering by Annette LeBox Room on the Peace is an Offering Broom is a warm, comforting by Julia Donaldson poem about finding Room on the peace in a community of neighbours.Broom tells the story of a king witch and her cat who invite three 3. The Peace Rose animals to join them by Alicia Jewell to travel on herThe broomstick as they encounter Peace Rose trouble including encourages witch-eating dragons. independent and peaceful conflict The resolution in Witches the by Dahl classroom, Roald at home, or The Witches follows a anywhere else. young boy who finds himself surrounded by 4. Wangari’s Trees of witches who exist in Peace: A True Story secret. witches are ruled by the fromThe Africa Grand High Witch who has a plan to by Jeanette Winter turn all children into mice. When Wangari returns home from studying in the US, she is shocked
and soon inspires great change. The Breakfast Club Adventures 5. The Peace Stick by Marcus Rashford by Nidhi Misra The Breakfast Club The Peace Stick is Adventures follows a beautiful book, four friends as they join inspired by the forces to solve a creepy mystery native American that has been haunting their legend of The school. Talking Stick.
Straw into Gold: Fairy 6. Peace Tales Re-Spun by Wendy Anderson by Hilary McKay Halperin Straw “For there to into be Gold reimagines peace in the world,some of the world’s best-loved there must be peace fairtyles with alternative in nations”. Based and newon outcomes forChing, some this of your the Tao Te lyrical favourite characters. picture book ponders the eternal question: How can we The Monsters of bring peace to the world? Rookhaven & The Shadows 7. Malala: Activistof Rookhaven by Padraig Kenny for Girls’ Education The Monsters of by Raphaele Frier Rookhaven is about an Beautifully orphaned monster brother and illustrated Malala: sister as they stumble Activist for Girls’ upon their home of Rookhaven. Education is the The books latest picture book about the brave girl from Pakistan.
Malala Yousafzai stood up to the Taliban and fought for the right for all girls to receive an follow them as they join their education. At age 18, Malala friends to face any threats that became the youngest person appear… to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work. The Secret of Platform 13 8. Putting Peace First: by Eva Ibbotson Commitments to The Secret of Platform Change the World 13 is based at King’s by Eric David Dawson Cross Station where Using the inspiring there is a secret stories of real door life that leads to a magical island peacemakers,that appears only once everyPeace nine years. Putting First Follow a wizard, an ogre, a fey and a young highlights different aspects of hag as they reappear to come to peacemaking, from ‘Opening find theHeart’ stolento prince. Your ‘Taking a Stand’. With clear, step-by-step A Series ofeach explanations of how Unfortunate Events peacemaker achieved their By Lemony Snicket goals, this book is the perfect A Seriesyoung of guide for aspiring Unfortunate Events peacemakers. is a series of books that follows the lives of three is Education Choices Magazine siblings after the passing deeply saddened by theof crisis their parents as and theywe aresend sentour to in the Ukraine a number ofand different thoughts prayersrelatives to all those affected. where mysterious, unlucky events continue to happen to them. Please support: www.donate. redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukrainecrisis-appeal
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