Educational and pedagogical preparation seasons in the Arab region

The Syrian Future Movement is following with keen national interest the start of the educational and pedagogical preparation seasons in the Arab region, coinciding with the days dedicated by international events to raising awareness of the importance of mental health, spreading positivity, and alleviating the burden of the economic crises on families and communities.

We in the Syrian Future Movement, as we develop strategies for the Syrian transitional phase, believe that the true recovery of society does not stop at political agreements, but begins within the classroom and with building human resilience. Protecting Syrian children from ignorance, providing encouraging and safe learning environments, and combating societal despair by strengthening psychological support are fundamental sovereign investments to ensure that an entire generation of the nation’s children is not lost.

The Syrian Future Movement’s approach stems from a comprehensive intellectual vision for the restoration of the Syrian individual:

1. The value of the absolute right to knowledge: Education is the primary structural tool for breaking the cycles of poverty, marginalization, and exploitation.
2. Psychological resilience and spreading hope: Combating the discourse of despair and frustration in Syrian society by spreading a spirit of optimism and a smile as a collective defense mechanism to confront the harshness of the current circumstances.
3. Responsibility towards future generations: The quality of the educational and psychological preparation of today’s children will determine the features and shape of the Syrian state tomorrow.
4. The Syrian Future Movement bases its position on the latest educational and humanitarian reports issued for 2026, which highlight the depth of the accumulated challenges in the education sector:
5. Dramatic dropout from education: Statistics indicate that more than 2.4 million Syrian children and youth are still out of school or face an imminent risk of dropping out due to systematic economic hardship and the destruction of school infrastructure.
6. Damaged schools: More than 40% of Syrian schools are completely or partially out of service, and some have been converted into shelters or unsuitable educational facilities.
7. Silent psychological crises: More than 75% of children and adolescents in displacement camps and affected areas suffer from symptoms of persistent anxiety and trauma. This is in addition to the immense economic pressures that weigh heavily on Syrian families as the school year approaches and they have to purchase basic supplies.

The Syrian Future Movement proposes a comprehensive rescue approach to linking the educational system to the path of civil peace, based on:

1. Combating illiteracy among the current generation, as we believe that every day a Syrian child remains out of school is a ticking time bomb threatening future national security. Therefore, all local and international efforts must be combined to reintegrate them into education.
2. Integrating psychological care into education. No educational process can succeed without addressing the psychological scars left by years of violence and displacement. Psychological care and building a fun and stable classroom environment are the cornerstones of academic achievement.
3. Easing the burden on citizens and transforming formal education into a fully subsidized and truly free sector, while activating the role of community solidarity to support the most vulnerable families.

Based on this analysis, the Syrian Future Movement puts forward the following recommendations and guidelines:

1. Launching the “National Campaign for Educational Remediation”: We recommend that local authorities and international organizations (such as UNICEF) establish intensive and rapid educational programs to compensate children who have dropped out of school and ensure their reintegration at the appropriate ages.
2. School-Based Psychological Intervention Program: Integrating trained psychologists and social workers into all Syrian schools and allocating regular sessions aimed at addressing trauma and building resilience and positive thinking skills through interactive and artistic activities.
3. Establishing a Parents’ Fund to Support School Supplies: Inviting Syrian businesspeople and expatriates to establish local community initiatives to provide stationery, books, and school bags free of charge to the children of martyrs, detainees, and families living below the poverty line.
4. Training and Securing Teaching Staff: Working to improve the living and financial conditions of Syrian teachers and providing them with modern training courses that enable them to work with children who have experienced difficult conflict circumstances.
5. Adopting Alternative Digital Education: Investing in virtual and digital learning networks to deliver approved educational curricula to children in camps and remote areas lacking traditional schools, ensuring that no child is deprived of their constitutional right to education.