Education must equip students with the skills and experiences required to succeed in the workforce and prepare them to thrive in a changing world. That’s why we’re supporting Teach For All’s Future of Work initiative. As Tarek Chehidi, who leads this initiative, explains:
"Every child has enormous potential, yet not every education system worldwide is providing the education needed to prepare for a career and the world they'll soon inherit. Our partnership with Dow will help students build skills and characteristics to help them thrive in their futures: resilience, problem-solving, creativity, collaboration and a lifelong drive for learning."
We are partnering with Teach For All because while the circumstances facing children look different from country to country, the challenges to addressing them are often similar. Teach For All’s global network enables the staff, teachers and alumni of organizations in 61 countries to share innovations with colleagues worldwide and to learn from and adapt promising ideas in their own contexts.
Through the Teach For All network, graduates and professionals commit to teaching for at least two years in under-resourced schools and communities where they are needed most. Through on-going support from Teach For All partner organizations, they become effective classroom leaders and determined advocates for their students. Their teaching experience and deep belief in the potential of every child serves as the foundation for a lifetime of advocating for the systemic changes necessary to ensure all kids can thrive.
Building the next 125 years through equity in education
For 125 years, Dow’s innovation has been built on human creativity and innovation with a long history of problem-solving. We recognize that the future is created by what we do today. When we Imagine Better, we can collaborate, spark creativity and empower each other.
No problem is unsolvable, especially when we work hand in hand with global leaders, like the Teach For All network, to remove barriers and create more equity in education.
Rebecca Bentley, Dow's vice president of Public Affairs and Dow Company Foundation director.