July 2016 Blog Posts (6)

On the first day of Trainer Workshops with the teachers from Ngarenanyuki and Leguruki  we asked the teachers to work in four groups to discuss the big question of "What has been happening in your school or ward during the April-June 2016 term?"

There were four categories that the trainers were asked to discuss and answer. There was lots of talking and sharing…

Yesterday we spent the morning visiting two schools in Leguruki Ward in Tanzania. We met with Mr. Tito, principal, of Nkoasenga Primary School and spoke to him about his school. Nkoasenga Primary has ten teachers and 630 students which made for busy…

Makungu's Lesson Outline  for Form Four Civic's lesson at Nkoasenga Secondary School.

    Students working together to review.

 Busy discussing their questions…

 We finished day three of our teacher trainer workshops last weekend. That was the day that the teachers used the skills that they have acquired and developed over several years of Education Beyond Borders (EBB) workshops. The fourteen teachers have attended teacher training methodology workshops in collaborative teaching, differentiated instruction and inquiry…

The morning was bright and sunny as we started our first walk through King'ori village to the CKC Centre. Many locals watched our group of four mazungu women as we walked through their village. We received many greetings of jambo, habari and mambo. Absalon and Jesse (two local teachers) were already at the CKC waiting for us to arrive. They both helped us set up for their…

Saturday, July 16th

Karibuni Tanzania!

Karibuni is a word that we hear from the moment that we land in the Kilimanjaro Airport to daily walking the streets of Arusha. Everywhere we go…