Teach For Ukraine projects

Nataliia is a Teach For Ukraine alumna. She joined the Teach For Ukraine Fellowship in 2021 and has stayed ever since — though no longer as a fellow, but now as part of the team.

The teenage mental health ambassador team “Impulse” at Zaporizhzhia Collegium “Elint” aims to turn school into a space where students feel heard. They talk with their peers about communication without judgment, about emotions that don’t need to be hidden, and about support that grows through peer-to-peer connection.

You can hold a missile or a drone controller in your hands — or a history textbook. Olena does both. Ahead of Ukraine’s Defenders Day, we spoke with Olena Totel, a participant in the StudMentor program. She went from a career in media to serving in a combat unit, and later became a mentor for schoolchildren from frontline regions who lost part of their childhood to the war. This is a story about how war reshapes choices and destinies, how education becomes a lifeline for both teachers and students, and how history helps us understand what we are fighting for — and the future we want to build.

How do you motivate students to catch up on learning losses in math, especially when those lessons take place after regular school hours? Sofiia Myshelova, a math teacher at Velykodimerskyi Lyceum in Kyiv region, uses a variety of approaches: Small Talk (a casual, friendly chat) at the start of each session, gamification, interactive drills… and a strong focus on teamwork. Сюди додається і проблема з мотивацією…

In the context of war, not all children have equal access to education. A significant number still study exclusively online because, for example, their schools lack shelters or are located near conflict zones. The psychological state of children is also changing. All these factors affect the quality of learning and knowledge retention.

Dmytro has been teaching history for two years at the Klavdiivskyi Lyceum named after Oleksandr Rybalka in Kyiv Oblast. Among his students are high school seniors who are already closely observing the adult world, imagining themselves in their future dream careers.

The Ukrainians is an independent Ukrainian media outlet that tells stories about people, ideas, and values that are changing our society. Ninth-grade students from the Petrivskyi Lyceum of the Petrivska Village Council, where Inna Stokratna teaches Ukrainian language and literature, visited the media’s office.

The local history society of Bucha Lyceum No. 5 — where Teach for Ukraine fellow Nadiia Naida teaches history — has been raising funds to create a digital memory route, a project that will become part of the city’s historical heritage.

“Sviati Petrivtsi” is a podcast created by students of Staropetrivtsi Lyceum and Teach for Ukraine Fellowship alumnae Alla Shakhova and Hanna Zdor.

The Parallels project is an educational and cultural exchange initiative launched by Teach For Ukraine Fellowship alumni to help children from different parts of the country explore new regions and discover how much they have in common.