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Off to class, incredible and unusual schools around the world, Susan Hughes

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Includes bibliographical references (page 62) and index

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Susan Hughes

incredible and unusual schools around the world

"Travel around the globe to visit some of the world's most incredible schools, and meet the students who attend them, in this best-selling and award-winning nonfiction pick for ages 9 to 12, now updated for 2022. When North American kids picture a school, odds are they see rows of desks, stacks of textbooks, and linoleum hallways. They probably don't picture caves, boats, or train platforms -- but there are schools in caves, and on boats and on train platforms. There are green schools, mobile schools, and even treehouse schools. There's a whole world of unusual schools out there! But the most amazing thing about these schools isn't their location or what they look like. It's that they provide a place for students who face some of the toughest environmental and cultural challenges, and live some of the most unique lifestyles, to learn. Education is not readily available for kids everywhere, and many communities are strapped for the resources that would make it easier for kids to go to school. In short, it's not always easy getting kids off to class -- but people around the world are finding creative ways to do it. In Off to Class, readers will travel to India, Burkina Faso, and Brazil; to Russia, China, Uganda, and a dozen other countries, to visit some of these incredible schools, and, through personal interviews conducted by author Susan Hughes, meet the students who attend them too. And their stories aren't just inspiring; they'll also get you to think about school and the world in a whole new way!"--, Provided by publisher

Chapter one: Working with the environment -- Water, water, everywhere: Boat schools, Chalanbeel Region, Bangladesh -- A spot of "green" in a desert: Druk White Lotus School, Shey, India -- Protecting the Amazon: Rainforest school, Xixua, Brazil -- High winds turned into high hopes: Arthur Ashe Charter School, New Orleans, United States -- New ideas for old resources: Gando Primary School, Gando, Burkina Faso -- Out of the rubble: Tent schools, Port-au-Prince, Haiti -- Every day is earth day: Dr. David Suzuki Public School, Windsor, Canada -- Chapter two: No school? No way! -- From trash to textbooks: Stung Mean Chey Center, Phnom Penh, Cambodia -- A chance for change: Shree Santi School, Ramche, Nepal -- The promise of school: Naning'oi Girls Boarding School, Mosiro, Kenya -- Small school, big changes: Shahid Rajaei Elementary School, Kalou, Iran -- Out of sight, out of mind: Zhongdong Primary School, Zhongdong, China -- ABC is for everyone: ABC School, Mutundwe, Uganda -- Off the streets, into school: El Hogar de Amor y Esperanza, Tegucigalpa, Honduras -- Building hope in a refugee camp: Beldangi-II Refugee Camp, Jhapa District, Nepal -- Chapter Three: One size doesn't fit all -- A school on the move: Evenk Nomadic School, Siberia, Russia -- The portable schools project: Portable Schools, Bangkok, Thailand -- Going to school half a world away: Alberta Distance Learning Centre, Kone, New Caledonia, and beyond -- Taking it to the streets: Mobile schools around the world -- Schools that go to kids: Door Step School, Pune and Mumbai, India -- A sense of independence: Hazelwood School, Glasgow, United Kingdom -- A step up with platform schools: Train platform schools, Bhubaneswar, India -- The "unschool" in a tree house: Grand Oaks Academy, Paris, United States

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Incredible and unusual schools around the world