TOPIC: EDUCATION (117)
Green & Away
https://www.greenandaway.orgGreen & Away is an educational charity whose aim is the advancement of education of people in the UK and abroad in all matters concerning environmental conservation and economic and social studies as they relate to individuals, communities, and the planet as a whole. We provide an outdoor, eco-friendly, tented venue for a diverse array of conferences and events which give people the experience of sustainable living and working.
Jones Valley Teaching Farm
http://jonesvalleyteachingfarm.orgJones Valley Teaching Farm is not just a place where delicious food grows—it’s a place where young minds blossom. Our mission, put simply, is to make our community a healthier place. And our focus is empowering future generations with an education eat smarter, think healthier—and live better.
HelloTalk
http://www.hellotalk.com/#enFinally, learning and practicing a new language is easier and more intuitive than ever. Introducing HelloTalk for iOS and Android, the language app where your teachers are native language speakers from around the world. You pick the language you want to learn—there are over 100 from which to select—and almost instantaneously you’ll be in touch with native speakers of that language; you’ll start learning and practicing immediately.
Garhwal English Medium School
http://gems-school.orgGEMS is a charitable school located in the Indian Himalaya. We educate over 200 students who come from over 25 villages in the area. These children would not have access to quality education if it were not for our school. We invite volunteers from around the world to come and teach in our school, and share their knowledge and skills with our children. We are in the business of providing children with skills and opportunities so they will have more choices in their lives and hopefully be able to rise out of poverty.
Going Global: A College Student's Road Map to Studying Abroad
http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/study-abroadThis guide provides an in-depth look at what studying abroad is -- where to go, what to study -- as well as the financial factors to consider . Studying abroad can be a unique and fulfilling opportunity, but it can also be very costly. This guide shows students and their families that it's possible to study abroad without breaking the bank.
Amistad Institute
http://www.aicr-edu.orgFounded in 2003, Amistad Institute is an organization located in Heredia, San Jose downtown, and Jaco Beach, Costa Rica. The Amistad Spanish school offers language classes, as well as exchange and volunteer programs all around the country from a staff that has near 20 years experience in the language immersion and volunteer industries.
SpeakLikeNative
http://speaklikenative.comSpeaklikeNative shows people that learning foreign languages can be fun and entertaining. It provides lots of valuable resources for anyone who is willing to learn Spanish, German, Italian, French, Chinese or Japanese. What's more, SPL offers plenty of useful guides and clever tips and tricks for learning a new language.
Guy Fox History Project
http://www.guyfox.org.ukGuy Fox History Project is an educational charity in London, with a simple mission: To create innovative activities and publications that encourage children to explore the world around them. Since 2000, we've created really fantastic educational resources which have been distributed to more than 200,000 children in London and beyond.
SoFi
https://www.sofi.comThe $1 trillion US student loan market is broken. SoFi was founded to offer an innovative approach to addressing this problem using the power of social communities to transform the industry. SoFi connects students and alumni through a dedicated lending pool and an original social community approach where students, alumni and schools all benefit. Alumni earn a compelling double bottom line return, students receive a lower loan rate than their private or federal options, and both sides benefit from the connections formed.
P2PU
https://p2pu.org/enThe Peer 2 Peer University is a grassroots open education project that organizes learning outside of institutional walls and gives learners recognition for their achievements. P2PU creates a model for lifelong learning alongside traditional formal higher education. Leveraging the internet and educational materials openly available online, P2PU enables high-quality low-cost education opportunities. P2PU - learning for everyone, by everyone about almost anything.
Wolfram Demonstrations Project
http://demonstrations.wolfram.comConceived by Mathematica creator and scientist Stephen Wolfram as a way to bring computational exploration to the widest possible audience, the Wolfram Demonstrations Project is an open-code resource that uses dynamic computation to illuminate concepts in science, technology, mathematics, art, finance, and a remarkable range of other fields.
Silent Heroes
http://www.thesilentheroes.orgSilent Heroes is a nonprofit organization committed to enhancing both animal and human health in Africa and protecting and conserving its wildlife and endangered species. We acquire and distribute crucial supplies such as medicines to veterinarians and conservationists in Africa, provide equipment and training to park rangers and conservationists working in the continent’s parks and preserves, and conduct research and educate others on the prevention of disease transmission between domestic animals, wildlife and humans.
Big Think
http://bigthink.comIn our digital age, we’re drowning in information. The web offers us infinite data points—news stories, tweets, wikis, status updates, etc—but very little to connect the dots or illuminate the larger patterns linking them together. Here at Big Think, we believe that success in the future is about knowing the ideas that allow you to manage and master this universe of information. Therefore, we aim to help you move above and beyond random information, toward real knowledge, offering big ideas from fields outside your own that you can apply toward the questions and challenges in your own life.
MoneyGeek.com
http://www.moneygeek.comMoneyGeek.com combines decades of experience in financial literacy and data to provide comprehensive, easy-to-use tools to help users make smarter financial decisions.
The Saylor Academy
http://www.saylor.orgThe Saylor Academy is a nonprofit committed to advancing higher education opportunities by overcoming barriers of cost, time, and geography. Today, the Academy provides interested students with over 300 tuition-free, open online courses, including over 20 aligned to college credit.
