A collection of media including video, podcasts and articles about the Hands Up Project
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The lives of Palestinian children mattter too!
St Louise's Comprehensive history teacher Paul Woods on BBC Radio Ulster 18/10/2023 talking of the conditions facing and fears for the safety of 3 teenager girls and 3 teachers from Gaza who visited Belfast for a drama project in autumn 2022.
How are you supporting the children of Gaza?
Music, theatre and art have long been used as tools for therapy in Gaza. For 17 years, international schools have been helping students living under an Israeli air, sea and land blockade. Teachers say the war is a catastrophic setback for those who’ve spent years building their talent and confidence. Al Jazeera’s Laura Khan reports. Nov 6 2023
“No somos personajes de un cuento, no, solo somos humanos y me mata que tenga que decir esto.”
This article written by Tracey Keeling appeared on ‘The Canary’ news Feb 20th 2022
An article about The Hands Up Project that was published for The Big Issue in 2019 about, using the internet to bring language alive for Palestinian kids. Along with a superb picture of Nick!
HUP’s Scott Thornbury gives a plenary talk that reviews and challenges some of the major developments in the teaching of EFL since the mid-sixties.