Empower, Engage, Educate in Rural Kenya!

We are most excited to announce the inclusion of a tailored educational training resource in our computer literacy programs that is being piloted among 5 schools! 'Exceed Academy' as it is branded, is a e-learning module for English lesson for standard 5 that was developed by Jacaranda Designs and Avallain Africa. We have commenced  piloting this e-learning module among 190  students in standard five from 5 of our enrolled schools at the Kenya Connect Learning Resource Center (LRC). The beneficiary Schools include Makaalu, Mbaikini, Wamunyu ABC, Kambiti and Nyaani Primary Schools. The adoption of this training module has so far been a smooth transition as most of these schools have had prior training on basic computer skills.

'Exceed Academy' module has incoprrated  standard 5 English curricullum (as listed in the national primary sylabus) for the first term. The e-module takes learners through language building skills like reading, listening, writting, speaking and holding conversations. The e-module includes instructional tools like video clips, maps and charts, picures, audio recordings etc all which help boost the learner's enjoyment and motivation to learn. It is evident that happy students will achieve higher learning outcomes.  Another,  resourful feature about this e-module is that it is offering a link between the classroom and the workplace thereby bridging the existing gap between schooling and the work place. Students are presented with an opportunity to discover, explore and most important to apply knowledge. By and large, the lessons in the e-module are promoting communication, critical thinking, collaboration and creativity/innovation among our students. We are very excited that our team of teachers and students will be trailblazing pioneers as Kenya begins the process of integrating ICT in education. What a great leap forward towards our dream of bringing 21st century learning skills among the rural schools in Wamunyu, Kenya!

"Learning through 'Exceed Academy' is alot of fun and enjoyable than I have ever experienced before! Learning computer has made me to discover the opportunities I have in the future. I now want to be a computer engineer!"  Muthomi K.  - A grade 5 student at Makaalu Primary School.

We remain most grateful to you our donors for the great support in providing better education opprtunities for the children of Wamunyu. Your commitment and support is going to narture hope and a future among hundreds of thousands of children from our enrolled schools. Again, thank you.

As we draw the curtains for the year 2013 and reflect back to take stock, we are grateful to note what a fruitful year it was. The highlight of 2013 was the culmination of the first anniversary since Kenya Connect solar powered Learning Resource Center was officially opened in November 2012.  The Center started off with training for one school – Wamunyu ABC but to date the number has grown to six schools who continue to benefi from computer literacy training program. At the same time, over 100 teachers drawn from all our enrolled schools have been trained. This means that at least two teachers from each of our enrolled schools are computer literate. Over the same period, over 600 students from 8 other schools visited the LRC for a daylong educational visits. Another notable highlight, is that 2013 was the year that re-known master teachers on arts integration from US conducted the first ever professional workshops among our teachers at the LRC. These are just a few among other remarkable milestones in the pursuit of our goal to reach out and improve literacy standards among all students and teachers of the 54 schools enrolled in Kenya Connect.

During the third quarter of 2013, we enrolled three new schools in the training program. They are Sofia PS, Makaalu PS and Makaalu Secondary School. These Schools are located at middle-distance relative to the Center so after 35 minutes walk from school, all the students are sitted at the LRC ready for an instruction class! At the same time, we enrolled a new class of teachers drawn from different enrolled schools. All the four classes have been running concurrently visiting the Center once a week for two-hours training sessions. Over the same period, Mwaasua, Mavitini and Miondoni Primary schools visited the LRC for daylong tours. All students attending trainings continue to show a great sense of motivation to learn new skills.

 “I have never experienced a better practical way of learning than what ‘am learning the Kenya Connect LRC”

Mbithe Mwilu, student Sofia PS.

We owe all these accomplishments to your great support through out 2013 and look forward to achieve more in the coming year. Again, thanks for your great support.

Wishing you happy holidays!