What do you think of Yasuaki Sakyo's vision for community-based learning?

CNN: Biography: Yasuaki Sakyo and Shibuya University

To this end, NOCEAD has established community-based continuing education centres (CECs) and community learning centres (CLC) where literacy and vocational training classes and community development activities are undertaken through the coordination of field facilitators.

UNESCO: Country Profile: Viet Nam

In addition, the community provides space for the setting-up of community-based adult learning centres (ALCs) and is also responsible for the management of ALCs and for the identification of potential programme facilitators in their communities.

UNESCO: National Literacy Programme (NLP)

Her involvement has been instrumental in supporting my vision for a new paradigm shift in education by assisting me in educator trainings centered on bike safety, integration of literacy and science into physical education (PE), action-based learning, active classrooms, and community support systems.

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According to UNESCO, a CLC is as a community-based non-formal educational institution or organisation which provides a range of services and learning opportunities to out-of-school children, youth and illiterate or semi-literate adults from socially disadvantaged rural and urban communities.

UNESCO: Community Learning Centres