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Parents as Co-educators and Student Support
This interview with Dr Ger Graus, Global Director of Education at KidZania, highlights the significant role of parents in education and the need for sufficient student support.
About The Resource
This interview with Dr Ger Graus, Global Director of Education at KidZania, highlights the significant role of parents in education and the need for sufficient student support. He touches upon the areas of the globalisation of growing up, the need for better scholarships, and the role of parents as co-educators. As a veteran educator, Ger Graus emphasizes the importance of focusing on individual children’s aspirations and providing the necessary support to fulfil their potential. Continuous quality support from schools is crucial, opening doors for opportunities and experiences for children. Outside the school environment, parents as co-educators are as importantly responsible for helping to guide and model their children into better individuals. The support from both parents and schools can maximize the children’s personal development and individuality. As Dr. Ger Graus states, “We can school your children without you, but we can’t educate them without you”.
This resource encourages you to reflect on the significant role of parents as co-educators, finding ways to support children in their personal growth and aspirations.
Who is it for?
- Parents of children aged 0-14
- Parents who are curious about the role of parental support in children's
Viewing this resource will take around 20 minutes. By the end of this resource, you will:
- Learn about the research and statistics on the globalisation of growing up
- Learn the importance of enhancing the quality of scholarships to grant more opportunities and experiences for children
- Explore how good co-education of schools and parents can help children become established individuals
About the Speaker
Professor Dr Ger Graus
Ger Graus博士/教授
Ger was the first Global Director of Education at KidZania, and prior to that, the founding CEO of the Children’s University. KidZania, where children aged 4 to 14 can experience the world of work through role-play, is designed to inspire and empower: “from inspiration to aspiration.” Since its inception in 1999 in Mexico City, KidZania now has a presence in 30 cities on five continents with plans for further developments in some 20 locations, including the USA, Canada, China, and South Africa.
Professor Graus has been and is at the heart of innovation and project development such as the ‘Global Barometer of Children’s Wellbeing’ concept, ‘KidZania World Online,’ ‘Individual Pupil Participation Profiles,’ ‘KidZtalks,’ ‘KidZania Careers Weeks,’ education ‘Think-Tanks,’ ‘Ambassador Schools’, and independent evaluations by, amongst others the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Cass Business School, Havas Helia, Tecnológico de Monterrey, and the Pinsky Centre as part of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow. Based on these evaluations’ findings, Professor Graus is now advocating a ‘Futures Awareness’ campaign in partnership with the world of work to globally introduce careers education into the early primary school phase. After all, as he frequently reminds us: “Children can only aspire to what they know exists.”
Ger是趣志家（KidZania）儿童乐园的首任全球教育总监。在此之前，他是儿童大学的创始人兼首席执行官。年龄从4到14岁的儿童在趣志家通过角色扮演来体验职场世界，它的宗旨是给孩子灵感和赋能：“从灵感到志向”。自从1999年在墨西哥城成立以来，趣志家现在已经遍及五大洲的30个城市，并计划在包括美国、加拿大、中国和南非在内的20多个国家和地区进一步扩张。 Graus教授一直不断创新和发展相关项目，例如“儿童福祉全球晴雨表”概念、“趣志家网络世界”、“个别学生参与概述”、“儿童说”、“趣志家职业周”、教育“智库”、“大使学校”，这些概念和项目均由牛津、剑桥、卡斯商学院、Havas Helia大学、蒙特雷科技大学，以及隶属于莫斯科国立高等经济大学的平斯基中心等学术机构进行独立评估。根据评估结果，Graus教授正在与业界进行合作，开展“未来意识”活动，以期把职业教育引入全球的小学早期阶段。毕竟，正如他经常提醒人们的那样：“孩子只能对他们已知存在的事物心存渴望”。