Introduction: My name is Amina Rashid, and I am a high school senior at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, Maryland. I was fortunate to be able to intern at Teach The World Foundation this summer,understanding the complexities of digital education, interacting with school-children, and researching ways to aid the education sector in Pakistan.
One of the main digital learning models I researched this summer was Teach The World’s microschool program. I visited three centers in Lahore, Pakistan and interacted with school-children (ranging from 6 to 14 years old), their parents, and the Foundation’s facilitators who make this program possible.
After immersing myself in this program and understanding how digital learning tools like tablets and educational games aid impoverished children in Lahore, I immediately thought of the ways this microschool program not only aids in their learning, but becomes a second home for children from extremely dire circumstances. The objective of this research presentation is to provide helpful information on how digital learning is imperative for the advancement of the education sector and plays a critical role in improving social stability. It aims to give the reader an insight to the much needed microschool system as a means to reduce illiteracy in the developing world.
Author: Amina Rashid
Date: August 2023
