The Hands Up Project

Current projects include groups of children from UNRWA schools in Gaza and the West Bank, Syrian children in refugee camps in Jordan, and an NGO in Pakistan.

The initiative has two aims. Firstly to provide an interactive and motivating learning experience to children in contexts where exposure to English is limited. Secondly to build up a freely accessible bank of resources for training and development to teachers who work in such contexts.

For the past three years Nick has worked regularly in Palestine, Pakistan and other countries in the region, telling stories and conducting face-to-face teacher training through the British Council. Building on these experiences and on the relationships he has established, Nick has now set up the Hands Up Project to provide support for learners and teachers in these contexts.

You can find out more about the project by visiting the website: http://handsupproject.org/

Watch Nick’s video about the project and find out how you can donate to keep it going by clicking on the link below: 

https://www.handsupproject.org/predonations-page

Download a copy of Stories Alive! below. This photocopiable resource book of story based language learning activities for young learners was written by Nick and funded by the British Council.