OLE Rwanda to Begin Rollout
OLE Rwanda is collaborating with its government’s National Curriculum Development Center to provide children in primary schools with mathematics learning tools translated and localized from the Shuttleworth Foundation’s Siyavula program for digital educational resources. Between February and June, the math resources are scheduled to be rolled out in pilot schools for children in their first three years of primary education.
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Ultimately, the plan is to provide access to these and other adapted Siyavula materials across the country via the Internet, on DVD, and in printed form, depending on each school’s needs. Along the way, the Rwandan developers are also identifying innovations to be strengthened, filling gaps, developing teacher training to use the materials, and establishing frameworks for monitoring and evaluation.
The digital resources will help Rwandan educators reach many more children with learning tools than could be taught with more expensive math books, according to OLE Rwanda Executive Director Jacques Murinda.
“If we educate Rwanda’s children we empower them to face the future and improve their lives – and the state in general,” he said.
