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Mary-Anne Neal
- Victoria, BC
- Canada
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Educators in Kenya
17 members
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English Educators
4 members
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Kenya Project 2009
42 members
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Profile Information
- Subject area expertise
- English, ESL, Adult Basic Education, Leadership, Communication, Customer Service, Office Etiquette, Management, Marketing
- Grade level(s) taught
- grades 1 to 3, grades 4 to 6, grade 7, grade 8, grade 9, grade 10, grade 11, grade 12, post secondary, adult education
- Present status
- Certified/Licensed Educator
- Language(s) you can instruct in
- English
- Number of years teaching experience
- greater than 20
- Skills & Interests
- writing (about engaging students)
presenting (inspirational workshops)
facilitating (chairing meetings, reaching consensus)
reading (everything)
water sports (swimming, waterskiing)
coaching (volleyball, basketball, badminton, downhill skiing)
downhill skiing (racing)
- If you have done work internationally, where and in what capacity?
- remote community in the NorthWest Territories in Canada
Kenya, 2009: Naivasha district (Gilgil), Laikipia district (Nanyuki)
Facilitating professional development workshops for and with the teachers
- If you are willing to volunteer, in what area(s):
- curriculum development, evaluation measurements, fund-raising, marketing, membership outreach, mentor teaching, organisational partnerships, workshop facilitation
- How did you hear about us and a few words why you want to join TWB-Canada:
- I supported Carolanne Oswald in her experience with TWB last summer (08). Working with teachers and students in Africa is something I have wanted to do since I was 12 years old.
Mary-Anne Neal's Blog
Education in Africa (musings)
Working with teachers in Kenya brought home the reality that education is the only way out of poverty. Kenyan people are bright (they speak at least three languages), hard-working (small children rise at the crack of dawn to walk an hour or more to school) and highly spiritual (they believe that life is fundamentally good). They continue to smile broadly and study hard despite their circumstances. They are optimistic about the future. Drought, famine and large class sizes (+100 per teacher, in s… Continue
Posted on August 26, 2009 at 11:50am — 1 Comment
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we are now recieving agood amount of rain .Almost all maasai cows are dead due to the drought
good day