Category Archives: Accelerating Learning

Why Africa is Important

Posted on May 3, 2017 by

It’s not just that Africa is important, it has always been important, what I want to say is that Africa is a critical part of our future as Americans.  In the next ten to twenty years, the maturing second generation … Continue reading →

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Gabon Maze

Posted on March 22, 2017 by

Small Solutions Big Ideas Connect Kids February vacation program was introducing simple games to our students.  Mazes are early games that children play, and also a favorite in the Sugar XO Activities that our students in Kenya have been using … Continue reading →

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Learning by Doing, Solving Real World Problems – Using Technology

Posted on November 22, 2016 by

Butonge primary school. – class seven Understanding the Environment: Forests and Fields: We used paint activity to choose colors according to the surrounding features. They drew a green vegetation as a simple of a place having enough rainfall and a … Continue reading →

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Deepening Learning

Posted on December 27, 2015 by

How do we change learning?  It’s not just about getting computers and teaching kids to use them,  it is about deepening and accelerating the learning.  Change attitudes and a vision of what learning can be. In the 21st century model … Continue reading →

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