Cedars Network is partnering with local educators in the Middle East among some of the most vulnerable communities with limited access to education. For the last 10 years our learning centers have provided quality, trauma-informed education and a stimulating environment for learning reading, writing, math, sciences, Arabic and English. In recent years, due to instability and various factors in the region many schools educating refugee children have now been closed. We celebrate that Hope Learning Center, our founding school, is able to continue running for the 2025 – 2026 academic year.

My school is my life and my second home. In it I find peace of mind. My school is wonderful and cares about my future. By day we learn manners and new information from books. My friends are like brothers and we learn new things from each other. Thanks to the Hope Learning Center. Without them, we would be ignorant of reading and writing.

– Montaser 4th grade student

If you asked yourself in life how many schools changed you and how many schools gave you beautiful memories… it is one school – just one – where I studied from kindergarten to fifth grade. It is the place where I experienced beautiful feelings. Even though it is a small and simple school, when you enter it you are met with joy, order and happiness. We learned discipline, peace, cooperation and love. I applaud with both hands, for all the teachers!

– Ithar 5th grade student