For years, the global education conversation has rightly focused on getting children into schooling. While enrolment is the beginning, the harder question is whether a child can stay, learn, progress…
By Gilmar Zambrana · October 17, 2026 · 5 minutes read
Students are expected to give presentations, participate in interviews, ask for help, and advocate for themselves. Yet many are never directly taught how to communicate with confidence. Public speaking is…
Discussions about nutrition often focus on weight and appearance. Discussions about mental health often ignore food, sleep, movement, and daily routines. These topics are usually treated separately even though they…
Products marketed to girls and women are often priced differently from similar products marketed to boys and men. This difference is commonly called the pink tax. The issue is not…
Young people are often encouraged to be active, compete, and push through discomfort. Determination can be valuable, but ignoring pain can turn a minor injury into a long-term problem. Injury…
When many students imagine a pilot, engineer, or aviation executive, they still picture a man. That image is not accidental. Girls often have limited exposure to women working across the…
On a recent visit to Europe, when India’s young “cockroaches” are supposedly reclaiming Indian politics via the Cockroach Janta Party filled with anger and wanton protesting, I found myself watching…
When children build with blocks, redesign a toy, or create a game, they are doing more than playing. They are testing ideas, solving problems, and learning how systems work. Engineering…
Some illnesses are easy to recognize. Others affect a person deeply without producing signs that everyone can see. Fibromyalgia can involve widespread pain, fatigue, sleep problems, and difficulty concentrating. Because…
Video games are often blamed for wasting time. But the same features that make games engaging can also support learning. Good games give players a goal, immediate feedback, increasing challenges,…
Scientific discoveries are often described as breakthroughs. But a discovery inside a laboratory does not automatically improve a patient’s life. Between research and treatment is a long process involving testing,…
Schools often tell students that leadership is important. Yet many students are given few meaningful chances to practice it. Leadership is not learned only through lectures or titles. It develops…
Food is more than something we eat. It carries culture, memory, family traditions, and connection. A meal can help strangers begin a conversation and help communities recognize what they share.…