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Daraja Academy and the Four Pillars

Daraja Academy and the Four Pillars

As we approach our Global Concern Daraja review meeting, I thought it would be useful to look at my experiences with facilitating the GC this year. As we now enter May, it feels further away than ever that we visited Daraja Academy during the February break. Sometimes...

Being in Draft Mode

Being in Draft Mode

In our Tech Mentor meeting last week, Tricia mentioned a development within her lessons in which she has encouraged her students to leave their thoughts and work as a draft. It made me wonder how often we encourage the importance of draft writing in students work in...

Why are there so many tall buildings in Singapore?

Why are there so many tall buildings in Singapore?

  This is only one of the many questions that I have asked since returning from the Daraja service trip in Kenya. The surroundings of Singapore and Kenya are incredibly varied, with Kenya encompassed by vast open spaces with a dry terrain of burnt orange sand...

What it means to be a part of Daraja Academy GC

What it means to be a part of Daraja Academy GC

5th February. This week I will be returning to Kenya after almost 3 years away. The reason for my return? I am one of the teachers leading a group of students on a service trip to Nanuki, to Daraja Academy. Along with all the packing (deet, breakfast bars and...