'Following the North Star' series: A is for Agency
When 6-year-old Louie is asked what his mother does, he says, “ My mother started an organization that really cares about children and...
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Metis Team
- Oct 21, 2022
- 2 min
ReimaginED 2022 : Come and experience #OurDreamForKenya.
Let’s take a short journey together through the eyes and shoes of Naserian, a 9-year-old girl with a future as wide as the earth ahead of...
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Metis Team
- Oct 11, 2022
- 4 min
Community Innovations for Gender Equity Recap.
"If not now then now now" This was one of the inspiring quotes that came up during the Community innovations for gender equity event that...
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Metis Team
- Oct 3, 2022
- 3 min
Arriving at the North Star
What skills and mindsets do Kenyan learners need to thrive in the 21st century–and who gets to answer this question? Over the past 10...
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Metis Team
- Sep 18, 2022
- 4 min
Decolonising Edtech - Event recap
“Monto” If you grew up in Kenya, you are all too familiar with this term. Popular in primary schools, the “monto” came in various shapes...
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Metis Team
- Sep 18, 2022
- 3 min
Early Childhood Development & Learning through play.
Did you know that Early childhood development begins as soon as after birth?... Contrary to popular opinion, learning does not start on a...
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Metis Team
- Sep 18, 2022
- 4 min
Reimagining Teacher Development
The COVID19 pandemic upended a lot of systems. Especially learning systems worldwide. Not only did it disrupt school calendars but it...
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Metis Team
- Sep 18, 2022
- 3 min
The ReimaginED awards.
Collaboration Award: Presented by Sharmi Suranarian to: Sheilah Lutta (MoE), Eric Nyamwaro (STEM Impact Centre) and Maria Omare (The...
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Metis Team
- Sep 18, 2022
- 3 min
PRESS RELEASE - ReimaginED 2021
Leading Education Fellowship holds Inaugural Education Exhibition and Awards Gathering The World Bank reports that on average, the...
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Metis Team
- Sep 18, 2022
- 2 min
Metis Cohort 5 finally commences; path to reimagining education taking shape.
By Abdulkarim Taraja The journey to reimagine education not just in Kenya but across the continent took shape as the 5th fellowship of...
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Metis Team
- Sep 18, 2022
- 5 min
Drawing Dreams with Grace Wanene.
There’s a swahili proverb that goes ‘’mtoto umleavyo ndivyo akuavyo’’ which directly translates to ‘’The way you bring up a child is how...
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Metis Team
- Sep 18, 2022
- 4 min
Disability is not inability.
Words by Aaga Mitoko, Executive Director ; Blue Ray Community Based Organization- Vision for Vision Project WHO approximates that 1.5...
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Metis Team
- Sep 18, 2022
- 2 min
Breaking Barriers in Mental Health Education
Words by Irene Kigathi -Cohort 5 fellow TULEANE AFRIKA INITIATIVE I was interviewing students with disabilities and their caregivers...
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Metis Team
- Sep 18, 2022
- 3 min
Shifting self to shift systems
Words by Victor Odhiambo: 2020 METIS Fellow, Co-Founder and Executive Director -Garden of Hope Foundation. Three weeks ago, I had a...
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Metis Team
- Sep 18, 2022
- 2 min
The Power of Connecting Through Stories.
Words by Abdulkarim -Cohort 5 fellow Founder & CEO of Elgon Centre for Education. Abdulkarim and other cohort 5 fellows during the Metis...
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Metis Team
- Sep 18, 2022
- 2 min
It is time for co-educators
I have recently learned about ‘The magic school bus. It is an old show from the ’90s where a teacher, Ms. Frizzle, takes her students on...
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Metis Team
- Sep 18, 2022
- 3 min
The Role of Education in Mental Wellness for All
Metis hosts quarterly events. Stay tuned for the next one! COVID has highlighted what many of us have suspected. There is a parallel,...
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Metis Team
- Sep 18, 2022
- 3 min
Embracing technology for a brighter future
Words by Samuel Wang’ombe-Cohort 4 fellow Technology in Kenya is taking a different shape in the 21st century. The national government...
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Metis Team
- Sep 18, 2022
- 4 min
Online Learning – The Good and the Ugly
Words by Peter Wairagu-Metis Cohort 4 fellow Peter Wairagu is the Principal of Africa Digital Media Institute (ADMI) Kenya. In the year...
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Metis Team
- Sep 18, 2022
- 4 min
The unpopular way across the education gap
Words by Doris Kiogora, Cohort 4 fellow What’s the most important thing you could do to influence the life of a child? There are a lot of...
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