{"id":1697,"date":"2023-02-03T19:19:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T19:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icorussia.org\/?page_id=1697"},"modified":"2026-09-13T13:08:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T13:08:49","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icorussia.org\/ky\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1697\" class=\"elementor elementor-1697\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f98bdd elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f98bdd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b83ba6\" data-id=\"6b83ba6\" 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class=\"ico-about-section\">\n    <div class=\"ico-about-container\">\n      <div class=\"ico-about-mission\">\n        <div class=\"ico-about-mission__text\">\n          <span class=\"ico-about-eyebrow\">Who we are<\/span>\n          <h2 class=\"ico-about-h2\">Our mission<\/h2>\n          <p>REPLACE THIS PARAGRAPH \u2014 one or two sentences on what the International Curricula Organization is and why this platform exists.<\/p>\n          <p>REPLACE THIS PARAGRAPH \u2014 who the platform serves, which regions, and what makes the curriculum distinct.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <aside class=\"ico-about-glance\">\n          <h3 class=\"ico-about-glance__title\">At a glance<\/h3>\n          <ul class=\"ico-about-glance__list\">\n            <li>Curriculum by the International Curricula Organization<\/li>\n            <li>Russian, Arabic, Kyrgyz and English<\/li>\n            <li>Student and teacher editions<\/li>\n            <li>Free access for registered learners<\/li>\n          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<\/section>\n\n  <!-- SPONSOR -->\n  <section class=\"ico-about-section\">\n    <div class=\"ico-about-container\">\n      <span class=\"ico-about-eyebrow\">Our sponsor<\/span>\n      <h2 class=\"ico-about-h2\">Supported by WAMY<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"ico-about-sponsor\">\n        <div class=\"ico-about-sponsor__logo\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icorussia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A9.png\" alt=\"World Assembly of Muslim Youth logo\" loading=\"lazy\">\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ico-about-sponsor__body\">\n          <h3 class=\"ico-about-sponsor__name\">World Assembly of Muslim Youth<\/h3>\n          <p class=\"ico-about-sponsor__text\">This platform is sponsored by the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) for the 2022\u20132023 academic year.<\/p>\n          <span class=\"ico-about-badge\">Member NGO \u2014 United Nations<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  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