Albania vs Jordan
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
Albania
Albanian children grow up with the besa code of honor that makes a promise absolutely sacred.
Besa (keeping one's word) is so deeply ingrained that during WWII, Albanian families sheltered Jewish children at great personal risk, honoring their pledge of protection.
Jordan
One in five students in Jordanian public schools is a Syrian refugee child.
Jordan hosts 660,000 Syrian refugees, and its schools have absorbed their children through a double-shift system.
Albania
Albania follows a 5-4-3 system with compulsory education from ages 6 to 16. Albanian is the language of instruction. Greek minority schools exist in the south. The curriculum has been modernized with EU support.
Jordan
Jordan's 10-2 compulsory system has expanded dramatically to absorb Syrian refugee children. Many schools operate double shifts โ Jordanian children in the morning, Syrian children in the afternoon. Education is free through secondary school.
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