Field Notes
Practical reflections from education settings, exploring SEL, teaching, and what it takes to design programs and tools that work across diverse learning environments.
A New Thought Partnership: Apex Learning Lab and Proxima Education
Apex Learning Lab is pleased to announce a new thought partnership with Proxima Education in Uganda. The collaboration will bring together local knowledge, educational evidence, and practical program design to strengthen literacy and community-based learning.
What a Simple Reading Assessment Should Actually Tell Us
A simple reading assessment should do more than produce a score. This Field Note explores how practical assessment tools can help educators recognize what children can already do, identify where support is needed, and determine the next step in learning.
Designing Read-Aloud Training for Community Volunteers
A recent literacy training reinforced a simple lesson: effective support for community volunteers begins with what they already know and focuses on practical strategies they can confidently use with children. This Field Note explores participation, oral storytelling, and designing read-aloud training for multilingual, low-resource settings.
From Learning Center to Toolkit: How the REACH Model Was Built
A look at how the REACH Toolkit was developed at Roshan Learning Center, building a structured learning program from the ground up to support students and teachers without formal training.
How the Global SEL Playbook Came to Be
A reflection on how real classroom experience across Egypt, Nepal, and Indonesia shaped the Global SEL Playbook into a practical, adaptable tool for diverse learning environments.