The first from the series of Expert Talks titled Education for All: The Importance of Accessible Schooling brings forward how a child’s socioeconomic background influences their educational possibilities in Austria and the impact it has on society if a large number of young people leave compulsory education without basic skills.
Join us on Wednesday, June 21, at 6:30 pm for a discussion with an educator and Teach for Austria Fellow, Magdalena Strauch.
Magdalena Strauch currently works in a middle school (Mittelschule) in the 15th district. She is a Teach For Austria Fellow in her second year, which means that she teaches kids between the ages of 10 to 15. A lot of her pupils come from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. Before her current job in school, she worked for the educational initiative Teach For Austria.
Teach For Austria has the vision that every child has the possibility to fulfill their potential — regardless of their parent’s income or education. Strauch has a bachelor’s degree in “development studies” and a master’s degree in “leadership, politics and management” and likes to take on responsibility for societal change.