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Jordan is a relatively safe haven for schools in the Middle East

Jordan is a relatively safe haven in the Middle East February 6, 2024 Emily Klooster Jordan Our goals: Promoting peace Providing opportunity Countering extremism Despite protests in Jordanian streets over the Israel-Hamas conflict, Jordan remains a relatively safe location in the Middle East. Marka Education Center (formerly Good Shepherd Center) continues to serve 130 Iraqi […]

Israel-Hamas conflict impacts Lebanon, but schools remain safe

Israel-Hamas conflict impacts Lebanon, but schools are still havens there January 23, 2024 Emily Klooster Lebanon Our goals: Promoting peace Providing opportunity Countering extremism Schools are an opportunity to lean in, not check out As we sat in a recent staff meeting to discuss the latest Middle Eastern conflict, Scott Vander Kooy, TSI President, said, […]

Letters from Bucha: teachers working amidst conflict send stories of struggle and gratitude

Letters from Bucha: teachers working amidst conflict send stories of struggle and gratitude November 16, 2023 Emily Klooster Ukraine Our goals: Promoting peace Providing opportunity Countering extremism The Russian invasion of Ukraine forced students and staff at Academy of Wisdom in Bucha to scatter and later regroup as they resumed classes. Here are notes of […]

A brighter future for Syrian girls: an interview with teacher Salam A.

A brighter future for Syrian girls: an interview with teacher Salam Al-Masri October 19, 2023 Emily Klooster Lebanon Our goals: Promoting peace Providing opportunity Countering extremism An interview with Salam A., a teacher at our mobile school in Lebanon, reveals passion, heartache and hope for the future. Salam A. was only 16 when she fled […]

Creativity and connection fuel healing for refugee kids in Jordan

Creativity and connection fuel healing for refugee kids in Jordan October 5, 2023 Emily Klooster Jordan Our goals: Promoting peace Providing opportunity Countering extremism When asked what she thinks Principal Dawlat Hijazeen’s strengths are, TSI’s Rawan Haddad isn’t sure where to begin. “She has so many gifts. She’s patient, she can listen and understand anyone. […]

Kids with unique needs will learn in a customized classroom

Kids with unique needs will learn in a customized classroom August 10, 2023 Emily Klooster Jordan Displaced Iraqi students will now have a place to land, with customized approaches to their education. A newly-outfitted classroom is almost ready at Good Shepherd Center, a Christian school serving displaced Iraqi students in Jordan. TSI donors recently funded this […]

Classes continue despite missile strikes in Ukraine

Classes continue despite missile strikes in Ukraine July 12, 2023 Emily Klooster Ukraine Academy of Wisdom in Bucha, Ukraine, is planning to launch a new school year after losing 110 students to displacement and no end in sight to the war with Russia.  “Russian news says that their army is more successful,” said Alina Tolbas, the […]

New skills, bright futures – vocational training equips refugee students

New skills, bright futures – vocational training equips refugee students July 13, 2023 Emily Klooster Lebanon Vocational training renews hope in Lebanon A few years ago, Pastor Joseph Milan had four electrical tools, two sewing machines and three computers. He and his son Sayeed, co-founders of Warm Heart Lebanon, were using what they had to […]

Laptops benefit refugee and resettled students from 11 nations

Laptops benefit refugee and resettled students from 11 nations May 1, 2023 Emily Klooster Jordan,Lebanon,United States Educational technology is a leap forward for families in transition Promoting peace Providing opportunity Countering extremism LEAP delivers laptops to resettled students One way our mission serves refugee families is through LEAP, a program of Tent Schools International and electronics-refurbishing […]

Mobile education inches forward despite earthquake and strikes

Mobile education inches forward despite earthquake and strikes April 27, 2023 Emily Klooster Lebanon Photo: the Lebanese team sent to Syria after February’s earthquake Promoting peace Providing opportunity Countering extremism Lebanon in the face of repeated crises Tensions are running high between Lebanese citizens and the Syrian families taking refuge in their nation. In the face of repeated […]