It was about 9:30 a.m. at Springs High School and normal school activities were going on. A student (Shawn will do, not his real name though) knocked on the door a bit nervously and I quickly welcomed him into the office. After settling in, he said that he wanted to...
Talent is often regarded as a natural aptitude or skill in accomplishing a specific task. Others refer to talent as the ability to be good at something, especially without being taught. Most people often confuse hard work with talent, while to others the terms are...
Last Saturday, February 24, 2018, World Teacher Aid held its second annual Teachers Conference at Hotel Waterbuck in Nakuru. Teachers from our eleven schools (as of right now) came together for the one-day conference that aims to bring together our schools. We strive...
When I joined WTA in March 2017, the experience was new and exciting. This is because it was my first time doing counselling in a school setting. I was very eager to learn the school calendar and adjust to the new environment. After a short while, I felt that it was...
“A teacher is a person who helps others to acquire knowledge, competence and values” ~ Wikipedia The definition in itself highlights the importance of a teacher within modern society. In most economies, teachers are deemed to be the most overworked and underpaid. They...
Michael Tonui is a teacher at Bright Hope High School in the Lemolo B community. He is a Mathematics and Geography teacher although he is also holding the fort by teaching Physics and Agriculture due to a shortage of teachers in his school. Bright Hope High School...
The 2018 school year started on January 3, 2018. All our schools opened on this day with the brand- new schools (Sanmarico and Ndatho) officially starting on the January 4th and 8th respectively. Shalom Primary School The school started enrolling students into...
November 22, 2017, was a day filled with anxiety for all students who sat for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) final examination. There was a lot of skepticism about the authenticity of the just-released results and some stakeholders felt that the...
Kenya is in the midst of huge change regarding its educational systems. As a growing nation, Kenya has been trying different education systems to better fit its changing needs. Since its independence from the United Kingdom in 1963, the country has had two educational...
Hip hip hooray! We made it to 2018! Happy New Year 2018 to everyone reading this. It would not be a new year without us recounting some details about our previous year as an organization. At World Teacher Aid, we had one of the most resourceful years yet! We started...
One of the richest business moguls in America after the civil war in America, it was Andrew Carnegie who stood out and made the most impact. Born into a poor family in Scotland, he managed to make a reputation for himself through the steel industry to the point of...
My first day of work at World Teacher Aid was exciting and I could not wait to begin working as a field officer. I engaged and worked with my colleague Sam, who is well versed with the area and has experience working within the organization. I was eager to learn from...
