Irene Jebungei is our school lead educator in Chepyuan Primary School.

School Lead Educator

Despite our school, Chepyuan, being the most rural TechLit school, we have specialists from Mogotio visiting to teach video production.&nbsp;Not many people come from Mogotio to Chepyuan because it’s really difficult to reach. Motorbikes coming to Chepyuan get stuck in the mud and have punctured tires.Last week on Thursday, our video specialist, Allan, drove all the way to Chepyuan. That afternoon, he taught the 5th graders how to cut videos and add transitions.After class, the pupils were so excited and had many questions. One pupil, named Bowen, told me about his dream to become a gospel musician. Bowen says that the moment he graduates from form 4, the last grade of secondary school, he will use his new video production skills to earn a living as a gospel musician.As a teacher, I feel so blessed to directly impact Bowen. Now he believe his dream is possible, and we’re helping him bring it to life.

Dreams Come to Life in Chepyuan - Primary School Lead Educator Irene Jebungei - Students Inspired To Pursue Their Dreams Through Role Model Educators

Students in Chepyuan are very far from many role models they need. Last week, one of my students was shown how he could make money with his dream career.

Dreams Come to Life in Chepyuan

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Nelly Cheboi is a celebrated social entrepreneur, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/profile/nelly-cheboi/?sh=179de9a85764" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Forbes 30 under 30</a> honoree, and<a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/14/world/education-technology-recycling-kenya-poverty-cnnheroes/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> CNN Hero</a>. After growing up in rural Kenya and lifting her family out of poverty, she focused on her community.

CEO | CNN Hero | Forbes Under 30

Every Thursday, we all gather around on Zoom to share stories from the classroom. Every educator writes a story to share from their week about student achievement.

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Stories From The Classroom

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<h2>Envisioning Future Lives</h2>Vectors (Graphic Design) has been one of our specialties for a while. Vectors has students make different designs using Inkscape, a vector editing program. Mercy, a Grade 6 Group B student made her fellow students enjoy their lesson this week.<h2>Healthy Competition</h2>Mercy's drawing was the best in class. She drew her future house using basic shapes, then decorated it with stars and colors. Everyone in class liked her drawing and they all promised that in their next lesson they will come with ideas just as good as hers.<h2>Improved Confidence</h2>Mercy was the first student that captured her ideas so well. She even started teaching other students in her groups, which was a great sign. She surprised the class when she shouted "I must be the best!"

A Grade 6 student became very confident this week after capturing her design ideas. She drew her future house in Inkscape with decorations that everyone in her class liked. Now she thinks she's the best designer in the world!

A Grade 6 student became very confident this week after capturing her design ideas. She drew her future house in Inkscape with decorations that everyone in her class liked. Now she thinks she's the best designer in the world!

Improved Confidence from Design Lessons

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Graphic Design

Tyler Cinnamon is a American programmer and entrepreneur. He started TechLit Africa with Nelly Cheboi in 2018 to disrupt poverty with used IT devices.

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Chepyuan Primary is a primary school outside of Mogotio, Kenya.

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