I'm not sure who said this originally, but I remember seeing it years ago, on a postcard stuck to my parents' fridge. It's a joke of course (the whole thing about making mistakes is that we don't plan to make them!) but then, like all good jokes, I think there's also a universal truth behind it.
Read MoreThis week's post is by long term Hands up Project volunteer, Sara Wood. Over to you Sara....
Read MoreThis weeks post is by Hands up Project trustee, Scott Thornbury
Read MoreDrama is not just a tool. It’s the perfect way to help the students dig deep inside themselves to identify their identities, set up their goals in life and have dreams . I was inspired by this and by the idea of remote theatre (performing plays through simple video-conferencing tools to other parts of the world).
Read MoreThis week, we have a post from long standing HUP volunteer in Gaza, Heba Hamouda. Heba completed her PhD research on digital storytelling last year, and recently took part in David Heathfield's online course - 'Creative and Engaging storytelling for Teachers'
Read MoreDrama is not just a tool. It’s the perfect way to help the students dig deep inside themselves to identify their identities, set up their goals in life and have dreams
Read MoreSome good news... After almost five months off school, children in Gaza are going back to their classes tomorrow. There's going to be a period of revision to catch up on everything that they've missed during lockdown and then the regular semester will start again at the end of August.
Read MoreThis week we have a very inspiring blog post written by long term, Hands Up Project volunteer in Beit Hanoun Prep Girls UNRWA School Gaza, Rinan Jamal. Rinan joined us for last Saturday's SaturPLAY live together with some of her brilliant students.
Read MoreThis weeks post is by long term HUP volunteer and drama specialist in Gaza, Haneen Khaled. Over to you Haneen....
Read MoreThis week we have a post from one of the latest people to join the Hands Up Project's ever expanding team of volunteers around the world - Anya Shaw. Over to you Anya....
Read MoreThe late lamented Simon Greenall, as well as being one of the authors of English for Palestine, was a huge supporter of ELT in general in Palestine, and in particular of The Hands Up Project.
Read MoreThis week's post is by Becca Young of Virginia, USA. She's been a HUP volunteer since July 2019 and currently does a Facebook live storytelling event at 5pm Palestine time every Tuesday.
Read MoreThis week we have a post from Sue Piper. Sue's been volunteering with Hands Up for two months now and does a wonderful Facebook live storytelling session for younger kids at 10 am Palestine time every Wednesday. Over to you Sue!
Read More'Show and Tell' has become one of the Hands Up project's core online activities. It's fun, communicative, and potentially very motivating for learners, especially if it involves interaction between young people who live in different contexts around the world.
Read MoreThis week we have a post from my very good friend, our advisory board member in Gaza and UNRWA education specialist, Rida Thabet.
Read MoreThis week we have a post from Hands Up Project volunteer and professional storyteller, Michael Loader. Over to you Michael.....
Read More'When people are aligned to their purpose, when the gap between values and behaviours closes, what people experience is a stream of ease' (Lewin 2000)
Read MoreThis week we have a blog post written by long term Hands Up Project volunteer, Ashraf Kuhail. Ashraf is a very committed member of our HUP community, a brilliant teacher (and newly appointed supervisor) and one of my best friends in Gaza.
Read MoreLast week we published the names of the 18 winning plays of this year's remote theatre competition. This week we're publishing this very moving piece by Ana Begovic, one of the 70 judges who had the unenviable task of having to choose her favourite plays.
Read MoreAfter much deliberation and extremely difficult decisions by the panel of over 70 judges from around the world, we are very proud to announce the 18 winners (listed alphabetically) of the 2020 Hands Up Project remote theatre competition. We would like to offer our huge congratulations to them all.
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