GOOD NEWS !!!!
For the past couple of years we've witnessed how children in the forest are not capable of communicating in English. Yet the education, as well as all their exams, are presented in English. There are normally very few primary schools in the forest and ONLY 10% of the kids will move on to Secondary level. This is a sad state of affairs, don't you think?
For the past couple of years we've witnessed how children in the forest are not capable of communicating in English. Yet the education, as well as all their exams, are presented in English. There are normally very few primary schools in the forest and ONLY 10% of the kids will move on to Secondary level. This is a sad state of affairs, don't you think?
Now, the Lord laid on our hearts to start this project in Teret first (because we're involved in quite a number of forest-locations) and to introduce Grade 0 to them next year, followed by Grade 1 in 2010. ACE provides a fantastic tool not only to reach this children with the gospel, but also to get them speaking English in no time. Once they've worked through the "Pre-School with Ace and Christi", we can take them through the "ABCs with Ace and Christi" where they will learn to read and write and then SEND THEM BACK to the LOCAL SCHOOL.
I might add that there is currently only one primary school in Teret with very few teachers. The average number of students per class are about 100. We simply cannot close our eyes and make as if we do not know ... We KNOW and we SEE and we need to ACT.
On Wednesday some leaders from Teret came to our school to learn more about the School of Tomorrow program. We had a very productive meeting with them and we're all very excited with this new development. Please pray with us, as this is again breaking new ground ... We know however that with God nothing is impossible.
This photo was taken in the Tiny Tiger (Gr 0) Learning Centre at YASHA Mission Academy.
Back f.l.t.r. : Anne Cheptoo (our Supervisor in Grade 0); Wilco & Lydia; Ps Richard and Veronica Cherotich.
Front f.l.t.r. : Nelson, Joyce, Wilson and Bernard.
We will immediately start training Veronica Cherotich in the Grade 0 program. She will then again go and train the teacher in the forest early January. Veronica already knows the Kalenjin language and has done the "Learning Centre Procedures" training at YASHA some times back.
Please let us know if you want to get involved in this exciting project.
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