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What can we learn from a rural school in Kenya? with principal Carol Moraa

2024/11/5
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A Bit of Optimism

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The students at Kisaruni Girls High School are driven by intrinsic motivation and a desire to uplift their families from poverty, leading them to willingly sign up for 18-hour school days.
  • Students have access to 24-hour wifi but are not addicted to the internet.
  • They prioritize community and storytelling over online activities.
  • The rural setting of the Mara and the humble backgrounds of the students contribute to their motivation.

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Kenya's Maasai Mara is rugged, beautiful, and tough. Values are everything for the people who live in this rural countryside, 

On a trip to Kenya, I had the opportunity to visit The Mara.  The intelligence and grit of the young people there blew me away! I met incredibly driven young women determined to uplift their families from poverty. Carol Moraa is giving them that opportunity. She's the founding principal of Kisaruni Girls High School and Provost for Legacy College.I wanted to ask Carol where her kids find the motivation to willingly sign up for 18-hour school days. It turns out when learning is a choice, not an obligation, it's possible to build schools where cultural values and community are at the heart of what people do.This...is A Bit of Optimism. 

For more on Carol and her work, check out:

Legacy College)Kisaruni Girls High School)