Outreach: Afghanistan in the Classroom

Upstate New York has welcomed a significant number of Afghan
families in recent years. This virtual workshop provides approaches and tools
for elementary school educators to introduce Afghanistan into their curriculum
and provide a nuanced view of the people and culture.

Participating educators will receive:

• an overview of Afghanistan’s history and current political
  situation
• activity ideas and materials exploring cultural themes like holidays, letters
  and numbers, language, food, clothing, etc.
• age-appropriate songs and stories addressing more complex issues like
  education, gender, politics, and religion

The workshop is facilitated by Akbar Quraishi and Amy Friers,
alumni of Syracuse University’s public administration and international affairs
program, who both have extensive experience in Afghanistan. Together, they
founded an international relations-focused university in Kabul, in addition to
working with the previous Afghan government and NGOs in Afghanistan.

This
workshop is supported by the federally funded Cornell-Syracuse South Asia
National Resource Center Consortium.

“Afghanistan in the Classroom” is specifically designed for
elementary grades, though educators of all ages and subject areas are welcome
to attend. There is no registration fee for this event.