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Iranian diaspora Academy: 126 courses. Courses from the Persian alphabet to scholarly study, in 16 schools, for children, adults, teachers and professionals. 38 outlines are ready.
The Academy: courses from the Persian alphabet to scholarly study, for children, adults, teachers and professionals.
The catalogue
126 courses 4 faculties, 16 schools (A curriculum grouping, a proposal until decision D17)
38 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-PER-09 Persian language 101 What Persian is, where it is spoken, how it is written, and how heritage learners can start. 6 hours IDCDC-LNG-10 Languages of Iran 101 The many languages spoken in Iran, their families and scripts, from Glottolog and UNESCO. 6 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-HIS-13 History 101: how we know the past How historians work with sources, and why accounts of the same past differ. 6 hours IDCDC-HIS-14 Heritage and archaeology of Iran 101 Archaeological sites, monuments and living heritage of Iran, from UNESCO lists and scholarship. 6 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-DIA-06 Diaspora studies 101 What a diaspora is, how scholars study it, and how to read the numbers. 6 hours IDCDC-LIT-08 Persian literature and poetry 101 Persian literature from the Shahnameh to the present, read in translation and in the original. 6 hours IDCDC-ART-08 Dress and textiles of Iran 101 Regional dress, weaving and textiles of Iran, from museum collections and scholarship. 6 hours IDCDC-FTH-08 Studying religion 101 How scholars study religions and beliefs from the outside, with respect and without endorsing any. 6 hours IDCDC-FTH-09 Religions and beliefs of Iran 101 An academic introduction to every faith tradition in Iran's history and present, in each community's own terms. 6 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-FOD-04 Iranian cultures 101 Everyday cultures of Iran and its diaspora: food, music, dress, crafts, festivals and calendars. 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-CIV-15 Citizenship and civic life 101 What citizenship means, how people take part in public life, and how rules differ between countries. 6 hours IDCDC-CIV-16 Political systems 101 How states are governed, compared without taking sides. 6 hours IDCDC-CIV-17 Human rights 101 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the core UN human rights treaties, in plain language. 6 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-DIG-05 Digital skills 101 Everyday digital skills: devices, the web, files, communication and safety basics. 6 hours IDCDC-MIG-05 Migration 101 Why people move, how migration is counted and which words mean what. 6 hours IDCDC-MIG-06 Education systems 101 How school and adult education are organised in different countries, and how to find your way in them. 6 hours IDCDC-WRK-01 Career transition for skilled migrants Turning qualifications and experience from home into work in a new country. 18 hours IDCDC-WRK-06 Economics and remittances 101 Basic economics for households and communities, and what remittances are and how they are measured. 6 hours IDCDC-WRK-07 Development 101 What development means, how it is measured, and the Sustainable Development Goals. 6 hours IDCDC-WRK-08 Work and careers 101 How labour markets work, and how to plan a career in a new country. 6 hours IDCDC-WEL-04 Public health and wellbeing 101 How populations stay healthy, how health is measured, and where to find reliable health information. 6 hours IDCDC-RSK-04 Climate and environment 101 The science of climate change and the state of the environment, from the IPCC and UNEP. 6 hours IDCDC-RSK-05 Risk and hazards 101 How hazards become disasters, how risk is measured, and how families and communities prepare. 6 hours IDCDC-RES-05 Research methods and data literacy 101 How research questions are asked and answered, and how to read data and charts honestly. 6 hours IDCDC-SSC-01 Sociology 101 How sociologists study groups, institutions and social change. 6 hours IDCDC-SSC-02 Anthropology 101 How anthropologists study culture through fieldwork, and the ethics of studying people. 6 hours IDCDC-SSC-03 Human geography and maps 101 How people and places shape each other, and how to read and question a map. 6 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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