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As Ukrainian children continued learning through another year of war, Teach For Ukraine worked not only to meet today's urgent needs, but also to help shape the future of education in Ukraine.  Throughout 2025, we supported children in recovering learning loss, empowered teachers, and developed the next generation of education leaders. But this year also marked an important shift in our own journey. We began transforming solutions developed through our work in schools and communities into evidence, partnerships, and national initiatives that can strengthen Ukraine's education system well beyond the reach of our own programmes. This report looks back on a year of growth, partnership, and system change. It highlights the progress we've made together and the priorities that will guide our work in the year ahead. 

Україна — одна з небагатьох країн у світі, де координацію гуманітарного реагування в освіті було передано від Кластера освіти до відповідних органів державної влади, і перша, яка зробила це в умовах активної повномасштабної війни.

Іноді найважливіша розмова відбувається не з батьками або вчителями. Вона відбувається на підвіконні, у шкільному коридорі, у повідомленні, відправленому о другій ночі. Кожен четвертий підліток у складний момент звертається за підтримкою до однолітка. Якщо ми хочемо, щоб допомога була дієвою, ми маємо дати підліткам те, чого їм часто бракує: інструменти підтримки і впевненість, що вони з цим впораються.

The Hrebinka Lyceum in Kyiv Oblast has been welcoming Teach For Ukraine Fellows for several years in a row. Principal Yuliia shares how they took the leap, what surprised them — and why they keep applying again every year.

Teach For Ukraine launched a new large-scale phase of collaboration with UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) in Ukraine in April 2026. This year-long initiative is aimed at providing comprehensive support to the education system in emergency settings and addressing learning losses in four frontline oblasts: Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia.

Батьківство — справа непроста, а особливо в період, коли дитина входить у підлітковий вік і її поведінка змінюється. Ось ніби тільки це була весела дівчинка чи хлопчик, які без втоми ставили купу питань і ділились з батьками найважливішим. Аж раптом цей гомін змінюється на тишу. І з’являється відчуття, що дитина віддалилась і тепер надає перевагу одноліткам.

Kyiv hosted the “Impulse” Award, organized by the NGO “Teach For Ukraine,” as the culminating event of its namesake program for teenage mental health ambassadors. The initiative brought together 50 adolescents from frontline and war-affected regions who, over the course of nine months, implemented school-based projects focused on peer support, connection, and fostering a culture of self-care among students.

Admit it — did you dream of being a teacher as a child? Toys lined up in rows, a homemade pointer, and the feeling of absolute magic… At six years old, playing "school" felt like having a superpower. Standing at an improvised chalkboard, we were drawn to the role of leader — to seeing our "students" listen to us, to feeling capable of shaping the world. Teaching stood alongside conquering space and saving lives — it was a dream profession, built on a sincere belief in the teacher's omnipotence and a desire to share knowledge.

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.

The new compendium by the European Policy Centre, «Women in War: voices from the many front lines», brings together stories and perspectives on life and action during war — from resistance and loss to recovery and shaping the future.

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.