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Iranian diaspora Academy: 100 courses. Courses from the Persian alphabet to scholarly study, in 16 schools, for children, adults, teachers and professionals. 12 outlines are ready.
The Academy: courses from the Persian alphabet to scholarly study, for children, adults, teachers and professionals.
The catalogue
100 courses 4 faculties, 16 schools (A curriculum grouping, a proposal until decision D17)
12 outlines ready Courses are in preparation. Ask to be told when one opens.
Open edX: in-preparation study.iranians.global
Courses with an outline
IDCDC-PER-01 Persian script and reading (ZWNJ, nasta'liq) Reading and writing the Persian script, from letter shapes to the half-space and nasta'liq. 20 hours IDCDC-PER-02 Persian A1 First steps in spoken and written Persian for everyday life. 40 hours IDCDC-PER-05 Persian through poetry Reading classical and modern Persian poems closely, in the original with guided translation. 24 hours IDCDC-PER-08 Saturday-school teacher training Teaching Persian to children of the diaspora in weekend and community schools. 30 hours IDCDC-HIS-01 Iran in world history (survey) Iran's history from Elam to the present, told through its peoples, empires, faiths and ideas. 30 hours IDCDC-DIA-01 Waves of the Iranian diaspora Why and how Iranians left, where they settled, and how each wave built its community. 16 hours IDCDC-FOD-01 Persian cuisine and its regions The food of Iran's regions and peoples, and what it carries of history and family. 10 hours IDCDC-FOD-02 Nowruz and the Iranian calendar Nowruz, its customs and the solar calendar that sets it, shared by many peoples and faiths. 6 hours IDCDC-CIV-07 Civic participation in Canada How public life works in Canada, and how to take part in it lawfully and safely. 10 hours IDCDC-CIV-08 Civic participation in Germany How public life works in Germany, and how to take part in it lawfully and safely. 10 hours IDCDC-DIG-01 Digital safety for families Practical protection for families who may be watched, phished or pressured because of who they are. 8 hours IDCDC-WRK-01 Career transition for skilled migrants Turning qualifications and experience from home into work in a new country. 18 hours
Pathways
Heritage Learner (teen) Teens of the second and third generation
Saturday-school Teacher Volunteer and professional teachers
Community Organiser Chapter and association volunteers
Newcomer Professional Skilled newcomers
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