Foyer de Grenelle is a community center in the 15th arrondissement of Paris that is run by a church. The community center provides free academic and physical classes for youth and adults who are less privileged. Some examples are classes for illiterate adults and homework aid for students with working parents. They also organize other humanitarian projects such as providing weekly meals for the homeless.
Koh-Ed was first founded by teaching English to youth at Foyer de Grenelle in January 2019. Since then, we have vastly expanded the subjects that we teach in order to spark excitement for learning in youth and adults. The classes that we offer are English for youth, English for adults, hands-on science for youth, Korean for youth, Chinese for youth, history-geography for youth in a debate format, and lastly yoga (taught by a certified teacher). All these classes take place on a weekly basis, all taught by passionate Koh-Ed members. Currently, due to the pandemic, some of the classes have been on hold and others have been resuming virtually.
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Our goal is to teach through an active approach, where the students are the main speakers and driving force of the class, rather than the traditional method of simply memorizing. We hope to make a difference in the learning method of youth as well as teach content that can be used in the daily lives of all youth and adults that we teach.