My School

New DVD resource to support Christians befriending Arabic-speaking families in the UK

November 2017

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Middle East Christian broadcaster SAT-7 has launched a special Arabic language DVD resource to support the growing numbers of UK Christian churches and individuals who are becoming involved in resettling Syrian refugee families in the UK.  The Bedtime Stories DVD resource includes six 18-minute bedtime story videos and two 50-minute episodes of SAT-7’s ground-breaking My School Arabic language education programmes. […]

Filed Under: Press Releases Topics: Children, Education, Family/parenting, My School, Refugees

SAT-7 to launch educational channel for refugees

August 2017

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A new satellite television channel, SAT-7 ACADEMY is set to launch on 1 September. Broadcasting around the clock in Arabic, the channel will offer millions of displaced or refugee children complementary learning opportunities through a variety of television programmes. War has forced thirteen million children out of school across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).[1] Schools that have not […]

Filed Under: Latest News, Press Releases Topics: Education, Family/parenting, Health and wellbeing, Hope/Encouragement, My School, Peace, Youth

BRIDGING THE EDUCATION GAP

July 2017

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Once a world leader in medicine, mathematics and science, the Arabic-speaking world today struggles to meet the education, health and societal needs of its citizens. Brutal conflicts have left millions out of school and have increased pressure on host countries that are running shift systems for local and refugee children. But the “education gaps” in the region aren’t only the […]

Filed Under: Features Topics: Children, Education, Family/parenting, Freedom, Health and wellbeing, My School, Youth

Syria: The cry of refugees for an education

May 2017

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A generation out of school Population: 17.2 million; 87% Muslim, 10% Christian, 3% Druze  Literacy: 91.7% men, 81% women In the six years since Syria’s civil war began, over 11 million citizens have fled their homes and moved elsewhere in the country or crossed borders as refugees. Some 1 in 3 children have known only war during their lives and […]

Filed Under: Features Topics: Education, My School, Prayer, Refugees

SAT-7 ACADEMY: Steps towards freedom

February 2017

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This summer, SAT-7 is looking to break new ground when it launches a new educational channel. SAT-7 ACADEMY will build on My School broadcasts – watched by over 1.3 million children – and on the broader range of educational shows the network provides.  SAT-7 is currently exploring a range of funding opportunities to enable this exciting new venture. “Education is […]

Filed Under: Latest News Topics: Children, Education, My School, News

SAT-7 to launch new education channel

November 2016

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New service to target 21 million out of school or at risk of dropping out SAT-7 is preparing to introduce an educational channel that will help meet the desperate need for improved schooling in the MENA region. It is scheduled to air in summer 2017 with special programmes for children, parents and teachers. Unrest and war across the Middle East […]

Filed Under: Latest News Topics: Children, My School, News, Refugees, Tensions/Conflict, Youth

SAT-7 programme helps refugee children to learn

June 2016

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As the number of people displaced by conflict reaches record levels, refugee children have told SAT-7 how our educational programme My School is helping them to continue learning while away from home. On World Refugee Day (20 June), the UN said it was the first time the number of refugees worldwide had passed the 60 million mark, with the highest […]

Filed Under: Latest News Topics: Children, My School, Refugees, Tensions/Conflict

My School: Education for refugees

November 2015

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Following the alarming advance of so called Islamic State (IS), the children and youth of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are facing a tremendous crisis. Over 13 million children (40% of the school-age children from Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, and Sudan) in the region cannot go to school because of conflict.

Topics: Arabic, My School, Refugees, SAT-7 KIDS, Terrorism