By Jessica Buster Last month, we highlighted some of our 2012 achievements, including our expansion into yet another new country, Tanzania, at the Upendo School. The three-way partnership formed between the school, its primary funder, AfricAid, and its sponsor, Thanks Be To God Foundation, also marks another milestone for Worldreader. Besides being the first school in Tanzania to … Continue Reading →
Written by the Worldreader Research & Operations Team In his book The Fifth Discipline, MIT Professor Peter Senge defines a learning organization as a place “where people continually expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured, where collective aspiration is set free, and where … Continue Reading →
By Colin McElwee I have to say when we put the finishing touches to our iREAD Vacation School I thought of it as a “best we could do but not good enough” kind of gesture to keep kids interested in reading and e-books through the summer. My visit to Ghana last week however not only … Continue Reading →
By Susan Moody Today I spent some time reviewing our blog posts over the past year and reflecting on what I’ve experienced with Worldreader. Now, I am going to make a prediction: E-readers will change the way the developing world reads. Most predictions take a lot of nerve and guts, but this really isn’t … Continue Reading →
By Sara Rhyne, Worldreader Volunteer (and contest winner) Today was the official e-reader community launch in Kilgoris, Kenya– where Worldreader has partnered with The Kilgoris Project. Yesterday, I was in the classroom witnessing the first moment e-reader technology entered students’ lives. I am living true “Before and After” moments– all around the introduction of e-readers … Continue Reading →
By Tina Tam, Worldreader Intern Supa! That is one of the ways the Maasai people say hello. Kenya is a strikingly beautiful country. The gorgeous landscape combined with the temperate and sunny weather makes it quite pleasant and spectacular. A few weeks ago, I set off for Kilgoris with the rest of the Worldreader team … Continue Reading →
By Jennifer Baljko Motivated teachers. Check. A dedicated community. Check. Committed coaches. Check. Healthy doses of curiosity, willingness, and imagination. Triple check. Add to this about 15 hours of hands-on instruction and a week’s worth of training assessments, and here’s what you get: 14 teachers in the Kenyan countryside amped up about e-readers and the … Continue Reading →
Guest post by Joe Lapp for Lincoln Community School There’s nothing like reading together to unlock the power of cross-cultural connection and the expressive potential of the written word, and I saw this demonstrated in a Worldreader classroom recently. Lincoln Community School – an American international school in Accra, Ghana – has been proud to help … Continue Reading →
By Jennifer Baljko Sara Rhyne stands at the doorway of the Ntimigom School in Kenya. From the top of the hill, she glances out at the wide-open spaces, and watches life – and cows – pass by. Inside the low-lit classroom, under a dusty chalkboard, a group of 14 teachers involved in The Kilgoris … Continue Reading →
By Susan Moody What is a frequent request from our kids in the iRead pilot in Ghana? A light. Our students are already spending 50% more of their time reading now that they have an e-reader… now imagine! They can read stories like Meshack Asare’s The Canoe’s Story when the sun sets. A huge thank … Continue Reading →