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DESCRIPTION:Upstate New York has welcomed a significant number of Afghan\nf
 amilies in recent years. This virtual workshop provides approaches and too
 ls\nfor elementary school educators to introduce Afghanistan into their cu
 rriculum\nand provide a nuanced view of the people and culture.Participati
 ng educators will receive:an overview of Afghanistan’s history and current
  political\nsituationactivity ideas and materials exploring cultural theme
 s like holidays\, letters\nand numbers\, language\, food\, clothing\, etc.
 age-appropriate songs and stories addressing more complex issues like\nedu
 cation\, gender\, politics\, and religionThe workshop is facilitated by Ak
 bar Quraishi and Amy Friers\,\nalumni of Syracuse University’s public admi
 nistration and international affairs\nprogram\, who both have extensive ex
 perience in Afghanistan. Together\, they\nfounded an international relatio
 ns-focused university in Kabul\, in addition to\nworking with the previous
  Afghan government and NGOs in Afghanistan. This\nworkshop is supported by
  the federally funded Cornell-Syracuse South Asia\nNational Resource Cente
 r Consortium.“Afghanistan in the Classroom” is specifically designed for\n
 elementary grades\, though educators of all ages and subject areas are wel
 come\nto attend. There is no registration fee for this event.
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SUMMARY:Outreach: Afghanistan in the Classroom
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Upstate New York has welcomed a significant
  number of Afghan\nfamilies in recent years. This virtual workshop provide
 s approaches and tools\nfor elementary school educators to introduce Afgha
 nistan into their curriculum\nand provide a nuanced view of the people and
  culture.</p><p>Participating educators will receive:</p><ul><li>an overvi
 ew of Afghanistan’s history and current political\nsituation</li><li>activ
 ity ideas and materials exploring cultural themes like holidays\, letters\
 nand numbers\, language\, food\, clothing\, etc.</li><li>age-appropriate s
 ongs and stories addressing more complex issues like\neducation\, gender\,
  politics\, and religion</li></ul><p>The workshop is facilitated by Akbar 
 Quraishi and Amy Friers\,\nalumni of Syracuse University’s public administ
 ration and international affairs\nprogram\, who both have extensive experi
 ence in Afghanistan. Together\, they\nfounded an international relations-f
 ocused university in Kabul\, in addition to\nworking with the previous Afg
 han government and NGOs in Afghanistan. </p><h4>This\nworkshop is supporte
 d by the federally funded Cornell-Syracuse South Asia\nNational Resource C
 enter Consortium.</h4><p>“Afghanistan in the Classroom” is specifically de
 signed for\nelementary grades\, though educators of all ages and subject a
 reas are welcome\nto attend. There is no registration fee for this event.<
 /p>
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