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Volume 10 • Issue 8 • August 2021


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We did it! The first-ever live meeting organized by the Wikimedia Polska Education team for teachers who were mostly involved in Wiki-school program has taken place on the 11th of August 2021 in Warsaw. read more...

Wikimedia Ukraine’s largest project in the education field right now is the article contest “Wikipedia for School”, which encourages teachers and other educational specialists to improve coverage of school curriculum topics on Ukrainian Wikipedia. Recently, we've finalized results for the second edition of the contest, which wrapped up earlier this year. The contest helped bring over 750 new or significantly improved Wikipedia articles from 60 educators across eleven school disciplines. read more...

The Wikimedia Mexico Education Program has been given the task of intervening in different educational modalities. In Mexico, social service is the practice in different sectors of society to contribute from their professional training. For that reason, we consider it an opportunity to join forces with the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), Campus Querétaro in mid-2020 to develop a collaborative project where Wikimedia projects can have a participation. read more...

The education team of Wikimedia Polska has been to Wikimania 2021! The "Searching for the unschooling vibes around Wikipedia" talk was about the experiences (both good and challenging) of the newcomers from the education world, while they are interacting with the Wikimedia community. read more...

Considering the significant importance of Kiwix in the education system of Ghana, training programs are being organized in various institutions across the country under the Kiwix4schools Mini Fund Program. read more...


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