An Eye-Opening Look Into Classrooms Around The World

What begin as a quiet photography projection in northeastern England quickly develop into a worldwide photojournalistic commentary on the 500 year old creation of in - classroom education .

From Ethiopia to Yemen to Russia to Missouri , when we look at the classrooms featured in this wonderful photo series , we are n’t just regard desk and chairs . We ’re looking at the future .

In his portraitures , Germain made sure not to narrate the student how to " be " or have the classroom pre - arranged to agree a specific vision , nor did he break a school ’s time table .

Classroom In Ethiopia

Ethiopia, Gambella Elementary School, Gambella

When ask if a particular encounter stick out to him from the classrooms around the world he shoot the breeze , Germain cited a sojourn at a school in Yemen . Upon come , Germain necessitate a Yemeni boy if he liked school day , and the child responded with an enthusiastic , so - obvious - it’s - not - even - risible " of course of action " . state Germain to the interviewer , " His response was just so dissimilar from that of any child from a developed country where schooltime is routine . It ’s very simplistic , but in so many ways , we rich folk just do n’t recognize how lucky we are , do we ? "

Bahrain School