Uganda 2013
Kenya 2012
Teachers Helping Teachers Canada
provided participants with a once in a lifetime unique opportunity to learn,
volunteer and educate in one of the most beautiful places on earth.
The THTC participants
traveled to Kenya, participated in
an African Cultural Studies program in Nairobi, then traveled to a safari camp
on the edge of the Maasai Mara, collaborating with local teachers, sharing
workshops, mentoring and immersing in community activities, such as, water
walks, beading and building..
Participants interacted with local teachers, promoting mutual collaboration between educational professionals from Canada and Kenya. Sharing experiences involved discussions about content selection, knowledge about diverse teaching and learning styles, and delivery strategies. They spent time teaching and mentoring at local schools, building classrooms, and helping in practical ways to improve the local community, while interacting intensively with the local cultural groups, such as, the Maasai and Kipsigis tribes. Moreover, concrete learning about development, world issues, leadership, environmental conservation and biodiversity through interactive seminars encouraged individuals to consider the importance and challenges of much needed development.
Participants interacted with local teachers, promoting mutual collaboration between educational professionals from Canada and Kenya. Sharing experiences involved discussions about content selection, knowledge about diverse teaching and learning styles, and delivery strategies. They spent time teaching and mentoring at local schools, building classrooms, and helping in practical ways to improve the local community, while interacting intensively with the local cultural groups, such as, the Maasai and Kipsigis tribes. Moreover, concrete learning about development, world issues, leadership, environmental conservation and biodiversity through interactive seminars encouraged individuals to consider the importance and challenges of much needed development.
Canadian teachers also
participated in an African Cultural Studies university program run by Tangaza
College in Nairobi – affiliated with St. Mary’s University of Minnesota This course
allowed teachers to learn about cultural differences and historical traditions
through half day seminars and then field work study with graduate students,
Kenya 2011
On this, our largest trip yet, two groups of approximately 20 teachers were dispatched to two separate communities in southern Kenya.
Kenya 2010
Highlights from the Kenya 2010 Trip
