Authored by Dipti Balwani (Program Lead, Saturday Art Class)

When ideating about designing our first-ever digital Art integrated SEL workbook, the Saturday Art Class team kept the word in mind: "Recovery". This article sheds light on 5 important levers for educators to consider whilst designing their own recovery curriculum for students to help them safely transition back to school. 

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Over one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, over 800 million students still face significant disruptions in their education, ranging from full school closures in 31 countries to reduced or part-time academic schedules in another 48 countries. (UNESCO, 2021)

Epidemics or pandemics, such as COVID-19, produce potential risks to child development due to the risk of illness, protective confinement, social isolation, and the increased stress level of parents and caregivers. This situation becomes an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) and may generate toxic stress, with consequent potential losses for brain development, individual and collective health, and long-term impairment of cognition, mental and physical health, and working capacity of future adults. 

When ideating about designing our first ever digital Art integrated SEL workbook, the Saturday Art Class team kept the following word in mind: “Recovery”

Read full article here:
https://mgiep.unesco.org/article/every-child-is-a-creative-genius-if-we-let-them-be-one