I am very pleased to announce that we have opened all four of our Kenyan 2013 placement schemes for applications. This will be a life changing experience and one we believe will help the teachers of tomorrow gain the ideas and experience they need.
Alec Creed - Managing Director, Co-Founder
All 2013 programme dates are now out and open for applications! I am very pleased to announce that we have opened all four of our Kenyan 2013 placement schemes for applications. This will be a life changing experience and one we believe will help the teachers of tomorrow gain the ideas and experience they need. [...]
Since coming back from Kenya we have been building many new relationships with other social enterprises and charities. We are very please to announce that Chalkboard Kenya is now in partnership with Alive and Kicking, an African social enterprise that manufactures sports balls to provide balls for children, create jobs for adults and promote [...]
Many Apologies for the lack of a blog. However we have been spending the last 5 days up to our ears in paint pots, filler and any tools we can get our hands on. We’ve learnt a lot about Kenyan hardware stores, bargaining and more on African timings, however we still have a long way [...]
“Sending a child into the corner to think about what he has done is useless here. In Africa, he would just lick his finger and draw on the floor”
the orphanage manager said to me this morning. This is definitely true. Children here can play with anything. Take mud for an example. Jose, age 4, has learnt from the older kids that if you find wet mud, you can shape into anything you like. However this must be done in the shade. Once the [...]
Today saw the start of a new era. The Chalkboard Library began. We passed a book seller in the market. It turns out books in Kenya can come at 40 pence a piece. We spent the remainder of what was in our pockets. There were Kenyan classics such as, The River Between by Ngugi Wa [...]
This week we have been conducting lesson observations. Allowing us to fully understand the Kenyan curriculum and teaching process. Whilst also observing the teaching styles and abilities of the current teachers at the David Moore Academy here is Busia. The current system is very much focused on in-classroom teaching. The Chalkboard programme promotes quite a [...]
The term, rain stops play was really quite the understatement. For a scorching hot part of the world, Busia managed to produce rainfall that would compete on an Amazonic scale! For Alec and I it was quite the relief. We had a chance to cool off, wash our clothes, wash ourselves and top [...]
After an eight-hour coach journey we have finally arrived in Busia. This is where Mama Orphans Children’s Home is located, the starting place for Chalkboard Kenya. We were welcomed off the bus by Brighton (a friendly orphan who has a long history here) who was sent down to collect us from the bus stop. We [...]
After a couple of pre-flight beers, the chalkboard team swiftly left London in the shadows with the mission of starting our business weighing heavily in our minds. We landed with a bump in Nairobi eight hours later, grabbed a quick Ndazi (Kenyan breakfast) and a taxi to downtown Nairobi. With the help of a chatty [...]
This is our first ever post. We are all every exited and can’t wait to get Chalkboard Kenya off the ground and running. If you haven’t already check out our Facebook page, Twitter page! Much love, The Chalkboard Team
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