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My name is Yuliia Skrypnyk, and I have devoted 18 years to a profession I truly love. I live and work in a frontline community, 35–40 kilometers from active hostilities.

For a group of schoolchildren from the frontline city of Nikopol, a “golden ticket” from the educational Advent calendar created by Teach For Ukraine turned into a real journey — and a rare chance to experience life beyond constant danger, if only for a few days. Today, we share what learning looks like in frontline Nikopol, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and reflect on the children’s recent trip to Kyiv.

Memes about emotions, carousel posts with tips on support, and art workshops for younger students — this is how teenagers in Liubotyn, Kharkiv region, are talking to their peers about mental health. The team of ambassadors, formed as part of the Impulse program by Teach For Ukraine, combines online content with offline activities to support their peers.

This blog about the world’s first wartime randomized controlled trial, conducted by Teach For Ukraine in partnership with the World Bank, was written by Lelys Dinarte-Diaz, a research economist in the Human Development Team of the World Bank’s Development Research Group, in co-authorship with Renata Lemos, James Gresham, Rony Rodríguez-Ramírez, and Harry A. Patrinos.

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.

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.

Hi! I’m Mariia. Since 2018, I worked in IT, and in 2023 I joined the Teach for Ukraine Fellowship program by the Teach for Ukraine NGO. I spent the whole school year teaching English at Velykodymersky Lyceum, part of the Velykodymerska settlement council in Brovary district, Kyiv region. Why did I leave my project manager job and move out of the city to teach for a year? Here’s my story.