Category Archives: Classroom Learning Stories

Story The Greedy Frog

Posted on June 23, 2018 by smallsolutionsbigideas

THE GREEDY FROG. Written by Subeta There were those days when frogs were the most beautiful reptiles on earth. There voices were so sweet and they had also smooth shiny skin and strong graceful legs. These made other animals liked … Continue reading →

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Many Kids – Not Enough Laptops

Posted on May 22, 2017 by smallsolutionsbigideas

Join Our Campaign: Our goal is to provide 120 devices to Hands of Charity Programs. Who knew that from every corner of these hill towns children emerge and the schools are overflowing. This was where we landed 6 years ago. … Continue reading →

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Gabon Maze

Posted on March 22, 2017 by smallsolutionsbigideas

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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Powerful Ideas

Posted on December 31, 2013 by smallsolutionsbigideas

POWERFUL IDEAS The COMPUTER is the Proteus of machines. Its essence is its universality, its power to simulate. Does the Computer Program the Child or the Child Program the computer? “You can’t think about thinking without thinking about thinking about … Continue reading →

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Words and Our XO Laptops Meet the Challenge of Schools Isolated by Poor Roads

Posted on March 6, 2013 by smallsolutionsbigideas

Kids of Butonge primary in xo session whereby they used write sugar lab activity to write stories on why they should keep the environment clean and green. In the stories typed, we had issues like reduction of communicate diseases that … Continue reading →

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Marketplace Center : Kids Won’t Leave – Numbers are Growing

Posted on February 8, 2013 by smallsolutionsbigideas

Bonaventure Masika sitting recharging the laptops is the leader of the teaching team – a growing group. From 1st of December 2012 to 15 December 2012, we have been averagely dealing with 40 kids in our centre daily from Monday … Continue reading →

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DECEMBER WORK OLPC/HOC BUNGOMA.CHILDREN AND YOUTHS CONTINUE TO SMILE

Posted on January 11, 2013 by smallsolutionsbigideas

OLPC BUNGOMA HANDS OF CHARITY TEAM  HOLIDAY SESSIONS AT THE MARKET CENTER BUKOKHOLO From 1st of December 2012 to 15 December 2012, we have been averagely dealing with 40 kids in our centre daily from Monday to Saturday every week. … Continue reading →

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XO Laptops? What are they? Kids Role Plays

Posted on October 6, 2012 by smallsolutionsbigideas

These students and their teacher Bonaventure Masika have done a great job dramatizing the XO laptop for Kenyan kids. http://youtu.be/-ip8UP4RtTs http://youtu.be/dNZ8e_Lsnk8

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XO Laptops at Math Camp

Posted on September 20, 2012 by smallsolutionsbigideas

Math Camp in Kisumu Brings XO Laptop Kids Together with Kids from Other Parts of Kenya:  all having fund with Math and the XO laptops 12/08/2012-Sunday It was a great day for xo club members representatives to visit Kisumu city … Continue reading →

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Salisbury Boys and Girls Club XO Club

Posted on July 10, 2012 by smallsolutionsbigideas

A Letter from A Member of the XO Club in Salisbury at the Boys and Girl’s Club to Bukokholo, Butonge and Kibeu kids. Hi my name is  Olivia and I’m telling you about Salisbury in Salisbury there is a lot … Continue reading →

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