Education Programs

Primary and Pre-School Education
Secondary Education
Youth Program
Higher Education

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Primary and Pre-School Education

Step by Step Program

The Step by Step (SbS) Program is a comprehensive education reform program for children from birth through age ten.
The program introduces child-centered, individualized teaching methodologies and supports community and family involvement in pre-schools and primary schools.
SbS also promotes active family involvement, for example, the program supports the idea that schools and parents must have a right of choice among alternative programs.
The preschool component of the program has obtained the status as the official alternative methodology to the existing national program approved by the Ministry of Education (MoE).
The program holds training workshops for teachers, assistant teachers, family coordinators, methodology specialists, psychologists and directors on new interactive methods of teaching that renders technical assistance to kindergartens and schools.

• Preschool Step by Step Program
• Elementary Step by Step Program
• High School Education Program
• Partnerships

Program coordinator:	Ulviya Mikailova
Step by Step Preschool Program Coordinator:	Elnara Gani-zade
Step by Step Primary School Program Coordinator:	Farida Aliyeva

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Secondary Education

Reading and Writing Critical Thinking

The Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking Project (RWCT) introduces research-based, instructional methods to teachers that are designed to help students think reflectively, take responsibility for their learning, understand logic in arguments, listen attentively, debate confidently and become independent, life-long learners.

Citizenship Education

The Citizenship Education Program aims to make human rights education a priority in the region's schools.

Textbook Publishing Program

Textbook Publishing Program promotes the use of democratic procedures in the publishing of textbooks through open competition and involvement of teachers in the development and testing of new textbooks.

Program coordinator:

Turgut Mustafayev

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English Language Program

Soros English Language Program (SELP) focuses on specific needs for English Language development.
Programs and projects
1. Soros Professional English Language Teaching Program (SPELT)
2. Teacher Training
3. English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
4. Regional Links Development

Program Coordinator:

Ilhama Babayeva

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IT in Education

• To promote application of information and communication technologies in education.
• To deliver new approaches and techniques in education through implementation of ICT tools.
• To use ICT as a tool for incorporation modern technologies with other programs of OSI-AF.

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Youth Program

Debate

• The promotion of civil society values among school and university communities
• Introduction of debate methodology into teaching practice at Secondary and Higher Education

Program Coordinator:	Almaz Akhmedova
Debate Program National Coordinator:	Rufat Aliyev
National Resource Center Director:	Shahin Seidzade

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Higher Education

HESP (Higher Education Support Program)

• To promote the improvement of social science and humanities in higher education institutions (HEI's)
• To increase the quality of higher education through application of information and communication technologies
• To support activities and events aimed to development of educational policy

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Education Information Centers

• Provide education information to students, academics and the general public
• Increase the number of Azerbaijanis studying abroad
• Develop OSI's presence and activity in the regions of Azerbaijan
• Create bases for OSI activity and support throughout Azerbaijan
• Increase the number of individual grantees, OSI projects, and NGOs in the regions