‘No school, no skating’: the Indian skate park bringing children together →
Bringing skateboards to children in Madhya Pradesh gives them enthusiasm to go to school and gives girls a confidence in themselves. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreCoronavirus: Schools and charities working to keep children fed →
School kitchens are being called on to provide dinners for children on free school meals after pupils are sent home due to the coronavirus crisis. BBC NEWS
Read MoreTeaching children how to reverse an overdose →
In rural Carter County, Tenn., health officials have embraced a strategy for stemming addiction: Teaching children as young as 6 how to administer Narcan, a nasal spray that can stop an opioid overdose from being fatal. THE NEW YORK TIMES
Read MoreTeachers use meditation to inspire and calm: ‘Imagine a voice coming from your heart’ →
Over the past five years, “mindfulness” programs have exploded in popularity. In Grand Blanc, Mich., first-graders are breathing to the sound of Tibetan music before class. In Albuquerque, second-graders sniff and speak about raisins before eating them. In Yellow Springs, Ohio, students can choose yoga as an alternative to detention. THE WASHINGTON POST
Read MoreThe nursery putting fitness at the heart of learning →
The statistics are terrible - study after study shows children all over the world are weaker, do less exercise and are less fit than in the past. Many experts think physical activity needs to start at a very young age, and one place taking up the mantle is Teddy Bears Nursery in Washford, West Somerset. BBC NEWS
Read MoreThe concession to climate change I will not make →
I’ve never thought we should stop having children. But I will have to teach our son to wonder at the world before he learns to fear for it. THE ATLANTIC
Read MoreTeaching school kids to be entrepreneurs →
Children are learning how to run their own businesses while they are still at school in Uganda. It's hoped that if they get these skills while they are young, they'll be more successful when they graduate. BBC NEWS
Read MoreMoving stories: inside the book buses changing children's lives →
Around the world, mobile library programmes are taking books, educational support and even counselling to communities in serious and urgent need. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreCycles for cigarettes: city gives bikes to children if a relative quits →
The bicycles are given to children in the Turkish border city of Kilis if they also maintain strong grades and promise to ride for an hour a day. THE GUARDIAN
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