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How can we maximise the value of art and music in education and how can it be blended with more traditional subjects?
“The greatest scientists are artists as well.” – Albert Einstein One of the most difficult battles in education in Sierra Leone is to get…
Read MoreWith a heavy heart, I will be stepping down as chief executive of EducAid
After my two year tenure, I have informed the Board that I will be stepping down as chief executive in March 2017. It has been…
Read MoreHow do you help students accept and work well with people of different beliefs, cultures, languages, socio-economic statuses, education backgrounds, and learning styles?
Sierra Leone is composed of 17 major tribal groups, all speaking different languages. Muslims make up the majority of the population, but Christians account for…
Read MoreWhat are the important skills, behaviours, and attitudes that students need to become contributing global citizens?
If by contributing global citizen we mean someone who sees themselves as having a part to play in deciding how the world works, we must…
Read MoreBike Ride: What a day!
The EducAid team had been busily preparing for the Bike Ride for weeks and weeks; Farah had been organising registration with the event organisers and…
Read MoreOpening of the New QEP4E Buildings
We started working with EU in April 2016, this relationship has enabled us to significantly scale up our teacher training outreach programme as well as…
Read MoreHow do we inspire the best and brightest to become educators?
The short answer: By engaging them in a new paradigm! In a world that defines success in $$$ signs, cars, houses and material possessions, none…
Read MoreWhat is the QEP?
As a follower of EducAid you may have heard about the QEP, our Quality Enhancement Programme, but you may not know exactly what it encompasses.…
Read MoreHow do we do a better job of cultivating young readers?
In an increasingly screen-filled western world, we have seen the obvious love of books dying off for some decades among the younger generations. My own…
Read MoreGlobal Teacher Blog: what are the best example you have seen of teachers using social media to enhance learning?
Sadly, on the face of it, the answer has to be ‘none in Sierra…
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