Learning Resources Required Resources Challenges in Accessing Education Web Article: "Education 'Gulf' for Children of the World" http://www.theguardian.com/education/2008/nov/26/education-inequality-worldwide Supporting Access to Education Web Article: "Goal: Achieve Universal Primary Education" http://www.unicef.org/mdg/education.html Video: "One Laptop per Child" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM33EEAszHA Web Site: One Laptop per Child http://laptop.org/en/ School Programs Supporting Health and Hygiene Web Article: Mooijman, A. (2012). "Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Schools". Retrieved from: http://www.unicef.org/publications/files/CFS_WASH_E_web.pdf Web Article: "FRESH: Focusing Resources on Effective School Health" http://www.freshschools.org/Pages/default.aspx School Programs Addressing Poverty Web Article: "High Performance in High Poverty Schools: 90/90/90 and Beyond" Retrieved from http://www.aps.k12.co.us/instruct/resources/math/sec_notebook/docs/high_perf_90_90_90beyond.pdf Note: Please skim the above article. School Programs Supporting Nutrition Web Article: "Impact of School Breakfast on Children's Health and Learning" http://www.sodexofoundation.org/hunger_us/Images/Impact%20of%20Scho o l%20Breakfast%20Study_tcm150-212606.pdf Optional Resources Web Article: "Overcoming Inequality: Why Governance Matters" http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001776/177609e.pdf Web Article: " Educating Global Citizens in a Diverse World" http://education.jhu.edu/PD/newhorizons/strategies/topics/multicultural-education/educatingglobalcitizensinadiverseworld/ With these Learning Resources in mind, please proceed to the Assignment. Assignment: Education and Schools: Supporting Positive Outcomes Education has the power to transform children's lives, providing the knowledge and skills that children need to thrive within our diverse world. The Web articles and video "One Laptop per Child" present information on many of the global challenges and triumphs of education, including the challenges that exist in accessing education, and triumphs created through school programs that address critical threats to children's development and well-being. After you have read the articles and watched the video, reflect on the following questions: What have you learned about global and national challenges impacting access to education? What are some of the strategies that you have learned about that address this challenge? What role can school programs play in supporting the healthy development and well-being of young children? How, specifically can school programs support health and hygiene, address poverty, and promote nutrition? Why is it critical for child development professionals to understand the importantance of education and schools in supporting children's well-being and healthy development? Submit a summary of your thinking by articulating the following: Your perspective on the role that education plays in supporting healthy deve.

1. Learning Resources
Required Resources
Challenges in Accessing Education
Web Article:
"Education 'Gulf' for Children of the World"
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2008/nov/26/education-
inequality-worldwide
Supporting Access to Education
Web Article:
"Goal: Achieve Universal Primary Education"
http://www.unicef.org/mdg/education.html
Video:
"One Laptop per Child"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM33EEAszHA
Web Site:
One Laptop per Child
http://laptop.org/en/
School Programs Supporting Health and Hygiene
Web Article:
Mooijman, A. (2012). "Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
in Schools". Retrieved from:
http://www.unicef.org/publications/files/CFS_WASH_E_web.pd
f
Web Article:
"FRESH: Focusing Resources on Effective School Health"
http://www.freshschools.org/Pages/default.aspx
School Programs Addressing Poverty
Web Article:
"High Performance in High Poverty Schools: 90/90/90 and
Beyond" Retrieved from
http://www.aps.k12.co.us/instruct/resources/math/sec_notebook/

2. docs/high_perf_90_90_90beyond.pdf
Note:
Please skim the above article.
School Programs Supporting Nutrition
Web Article:
"Impact of School Breakfast on Children's Health and
Learning"
http://www.sodexofoundation.org/hunger_us/Images/Impact%20
of%20Scho
o
l%20Breakfast%20Study_tcm150-212606.pdf
Optional Resources
Web Article:
"Overcoming Inequality: Why Governance Matters"
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001776/177609e.pdf
Web Article:
"
Educating Global Citizens in a Diverse World"
http://education.jhu.edu/PD/newhorizons/strategies/topics/multi
cultural-education/educatingglobalcitizensinadiverseworld/
With these Learning Resources in mind, please proceed to the
Assignment.
Assignment:
Education and Schools: Supporting Positive Outcomes
Education has the power to transform children's lives, providing
the knowledge and skills that children need to thrive within our
diverse world. The Web articles and video "One Laptop per
Child" present information on many of the global challenges
and triumphs of education, including the challenges that exist in
accessing education, and triumphs created through school
programs that address critical threats to children's development
and well-being.

3. After you have read the articles and watched the video, reflect
on the following questions:
What have you learned about global and national challenges
impacting access to education? What are some of the strategies
that you have learned about that address this challenge?
What role can school programs play in supporting the healthy
development and well-being of young children? How,
specifically can school programs support health and hygiene,
address poverty, and promote nutrition?
Why is it critical for child development professionals to
understand the importantance of education and schools in
supporting children's well-being and healthy development?
Submit a summary of your thinking by articulating the
following:
Your perspective on the role that education plays in supporting
healthy development and well-being for all children in our
diverse world
Strategies that child development professionals can use to
ensure that all children have access to quality education within
schools that support healthy development and well-being
Note:
Use examples from the readings to support your thinking and
illustrate the ways that your understanding has expanded and/or
deepened. Be sure to cite your sources.
Assignment length: 2 pages