ENVISION Supporting Students and Teachers in Kenya
Students at Grace Community Education Centre in Nairobi, Kenya have the AIM logo engraved on their pencil boxes and their teachers are preparing to use 15 new MacBook AIR computers to learn about the Science of Reading in an AIM Pathways to Proficient Reading online course. This small global partnership was made possible by former AIM staffer and coach Jamie Stratton who is working in Kenya. Middle School students created and packed kits containing parts for a personalized pencil box and pizza box solar ovens and sent them to Mr. Stratton’s students in Africa. When AIM parent Dennis Tuza learned about this unique global partnership he reached out to AIM and asked if the school could benefit from having MacBook computers. Mr. Tuza donated 5 MacBooks and in turn received 10 donated computers from Apple. The computers made their way to Kenya this fall and teachers are already enrolled in AIM’s online First Steps modules to help them learn the best way to support students in reading.
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