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Hey teachers–save the date! 

The Spring session of Seminars on Science, the Museum’s online courses for teachers, starts January 25. Bring new knowledge and excitement to your classroom with 6-week online courses in the life, Earth, and physical sciences. Graduate credit available! Register by December 28 for a $50 discount.

The pronunciation of albeit is a bit tricky. Contrary to what people think, it’s not [all-bait]. 🙅

ALBEIT → [awl-BEE-it].

Jo’s pal ate tasty, albeit unhealthy food. 🍔🍟🍩

Children in war-torn South Sudan just want to be at school

Almost half of the 800,000 children who have been internally displaced in the world’s newest country have dropped out of education.

But a report by Save The Children has revealed that those children just want to be back in the classroom. They know it could be their lifeline - literally in many cases.

That’s the message from students, teachers, parents and the wider community in South Sudan, where millions of children are unable to access education and thousands have been recruited into armed groups or are being exploited through child labour.