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Who we are

About EdCamp Ukraine

About EdCamp Ukraine
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Date of initiation and areas of activity

EdCamp Ukraine NGO was founded by Oleksandr Elkin and Maryna Pashchenko and was registered on Dec. 29, 2015 after the First National (un)сonference of schoolteachers.

From the very beginning all our activities have been aimed at three large-scale goals:
  • Professional development of schoolteachers
  • Enhancing the social reputation of the teaching profession
  • Reforming Ukraine’s education system in general
Date of initiation
December 29, 2015
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Today

Today, EdCamp Ukraine community unites over 50,000 educators. Most of them work in schools, but many come from preschool and out-of-school sectors, colleges, and other organizations. One in two Ukrainian schools has a teacher from our community, and on average it’s three edcampers per school.

50 000+

educators in our community

every 2 school

has educators from our community

Today

What we do

Our team explores education systems in Ukraine and abroad, learns the best global practices, drafts amendments to education laws, introduces efficient methods, programs, and approaches. As far as we can, we’ve been trying to create a community of responsible parents as well, since our shared goal is for the best educators to teach our kids.

The most important part of what we do is motivating educators to grow and share their experience, ideas, and inspirations with each other, be happy and efficient in teaching and in life overall.

What we do

We act on three levels like ripples in water

  • The first level is personal, or Self

    We offer possibilities for educators to grow professionally.

  • The second level is professional, or School and Community

    We encourage educators to introduce acquired knowledge in their schools.

  • The third level is systemic, or Ukraine and the World

    We provide our community with tools for cooperation and communication.

Each ring spreads further: the higher the societal level, the more widespread the impact.

Our approach

The ideas and innovations advocated by the movement participants are numerous and diverse. But they all are grounded in humanistic education — the approach that places a child in the center and emphasizes the role of children and their skills and talents, while teachers become guides along the learning path side by side with children and their parents. This approach requires new methods that are democratic, creative, and flexible. Being an organization that helps educators learn, EdCamp Ukraine practices the same approach towards educators, placing them and their skills and talents in the center. All our projects and events are grounded in the belief that teachers are willing to realize their need to grow professionally, can make decisions independently, and are creative & responsible. Put differently, they can travel from one peak to another, become better versions of themselves, and be fulfilled in every moment of their lives.

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Our partners

Our partners

We are aware of the efficiency of horizontal, partnership relations; therefore, we are happy to jointly engage in education initiatives with other organizations that share our principles & goals, and to invite them to our projects. We cooperate with state and non-governmental institutions, search and engage partners from business, including international business, and actively involve volunteers.

Who supports us

  • State partnerships
    Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
    Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
    Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine
    Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine
    Committee on Education, Science and Innovation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
    Committee on Education, Science and Innovation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
    Presidential Advisory Council on Secondary Education System
    Presidential Advisory Council on Secondary Education System
    The Fund of the President of Ukraine for the support of Education, Science, and Sports
    The Fund of the President of Ukraine for the support of Education, Science, and Sports
    State Service of Education Quality
    State Service of Education Quality
    Ukrainian Institute of Education Development
    Ukrainian Institute of Education Development
    Institute of Education Content Modernization
    Institute of Education Content Modernization
    Education Ombudsman of Ukraine
    Education Ombudsman of Ukraine
    Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment (UCEQA)
    Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment (UCEQA)
    Institute of Educational Analytics
    Institute of Educational Analytics
    School 
of superheroes
    School of superheroes
    Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
    Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
    Institute of Problems on Education
    Institute of Problems on Education
    V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
    V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
    Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University
    Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University
    H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National  Pedagogical University
    H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University
    Donbass state teachers' training university
    Donbass state teachers' training university
    Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University
    Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University
    Kharkiv humanitarian-pedagogical academy
    Kharkiv humanitarian-pedagogical academy
    Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
    Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
    Anton Makarenko Regional College "Kremenchuk Humanitarian and Technological Academy"
    Anton Makarenko Regional College "Kremenchuk Humanitarian and Technological Academy"
    Yury Fedkovich Chernivtsi National University
    Yury Fedkovich Chernivtsi National University
    State institution of higher education "University of Education Management" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
    State institution of higher education "University of Education Management" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
    Mariupol State University
    Mariupol State University
    Institute of Social and Political Psychology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
    Institute of Social and Political Psychology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
    Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University
    Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University
  • International organizations, foundations, educational initiatives
    EdCamp Community by Digital Promise
    EdCamp Community by Digital Promise
    U.S. Embassy in Ukraine
    U.S. Embassy in Ukraine
    United Nations Population Fund in Ukraine – UNFPA
    United Nations Population Fund in Ukraine – UNFPA
    UNICEF Ukraine
    UNICEF Ukraine
    Save the Children in Ukraine
    Save the Children in Ukraine
    Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Kyiv-Ukraine Bureau
    Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Kyiv-Ukraine Bureau
    International Renaissance Foundation
    International Renaissance Foundation
    Civil Peace Service Ukraine – GIZ/ZFD
    Civil Peace Service Ukraine – GIZ/ZFD
    UNDP Ukraine
    UNDP Ukraine
    USAID-funded Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) program
    USAID-funded Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions (SACCI) program
    PACT in Ukraine
    PACT in Ukraine
    European Union
    European Union
    Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine
    Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine
    Porticus philanthropic organisation
    Porticus philanthropic organisation
    Theirworld Global Сhildren's Сharity
    Theirworld Global Сhildren's Сharity
    ChildFund Deutschland
    ChildFund Deutschland
    Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation
    Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation
    Plan International organization
    Plan International organization
    The world’s leading marketplace for social outcomes OutcomesX
    The world’s leading marketplace for social outcomes OutcomesX
    Global Giving Crowdfunding Platform
    Global Giving Crowdfunding Platform
    People in Need
    People in Need
    United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
    United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
    Emory University
    Emory University
    School with Class Foundation
    School with Class Foundation
    Raspberry Pi Foundation
    Raspberry Pi Foundation
    Google.org
    Google.org
    JDC
    JDC
    European Union and CRISP – Conflict Simulation
    European Union and CRISP – Conflict Simulation
    Volunteers for Ukraine
    Volunteers for Ukraine
    Lumo Education
    Lumo Education
    EduFuture
    EduFuture
    The HALO TRUST
    The HALO TRUST
    Trauma Resource Institute
    Trauma Resource Institute
    International Inclusion Foundation
    International Inclusion Foundation
    Israel Trauma Coalition
    Israel Trauma Coalition
    Method Writing
    Method Writing
    Music Camp International
    Music Camp International
    Six Seconds
    Six Seconds
    Hibuki Therapy
    Hibuki Therapy
    Sesame Street
    Sesame Street
    Smart Osvita
    Smart Osvita
    Kharkiv School of Architecture
    Kharkiv School of Architecture
    NGO «Barrier-Free»
    NGO «Barrier-Free»
    Charitable fund Omriyana Kraina
    Charitable fund Omriyana Kraina
    Maidan Monitoring Information Center
    Maidan Monitoring Information Center
    Superhumans Charity Fund
    Superhumans Charity Fund
    DocuDays NGO
    DocuDays NGO
    Non-profit organisation "Learn and Teach UA"
    Non-profit organisation "Learn and Teach UA"
  • National and pedagogical media, culture sector
    New Ukrainian School
    New Ukrainian School
    Nakypilo Media Service
    Nakypilo Media Service
    Suspilne Media
    Suspilne Media
    Right to Education
    Right to Education
    Vivat
    Vivat
    Focus
    Focus
    Magazine "Koleso Zhyttya"
    Magazine "Koleso Zhyttya"
    Antytila
    Antytila
    Ukrainian House
    Ukrainian House
    Faine Misto
    Faine Misto
  • Business and corporate foundations
    Microsoft Ukraine
    Microsoft Ukraine
    Lenovo
    Lenovo
    Coca-Cola
    Coca-Cola
    Hewlett-Packard
    Hewlett-Packard
    Lego Foundation
    Lego Foundation
    RANOK Publishing House
    RANOK Publishing House
    EdPro
    EdPro
    ILF Law Firm
    ILF Law Firm
    AVITAR Law Firm
    AVITAR Law Firm
    Polikarpov Law Firm
    Polikarpov Law Firm
    Raccoon Gang
    Raccoon Gang
    Cosmos Studio
    Cosmos Studio
    SpinUS Agency
    SpinUS Agency
    Charitable organization "Motherland Zagoriy Fund"
    Charitable organization "Motherland Zagoriy Fund"
    Hallo
    Hallo
    Cartonator
    Cartonator
    The Market of Printing Products
    The Market of Printing Products
Many thanks to our old and new friends from around the world for their support of Ukrainian responsible teachers!
Many thanks to our old and new friends from around the world for their support of Ukrainian responsible teachers!
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