Teaching English in Rwanda

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Rwanda teachers struggle to follow switch to English

By Helen Vesperini (AFP) February 19, 2010 KIGALI — At the Kacyiru 1 primary school, it’s not the pupils chanting ‘this is my ear, this is my hair’ and pointing to the board as they learn rudimentary English. It’s the teachers. They’ve been sent back to school as part of a Rwandan government drive to [...]
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Rwanda’s Audacious Education Goals

Basic Education Extended from 6 to 9 Years – Rwandan’s value education and their goal to have the best educated population in Africa. Several years ago, Parliament mandated that beginning at six years old, all children in Rwanda should be provided free, compulsory basic education for six years (Primary 1-6). Last year, the government extended [...]
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