Education Stakeholder Meeting
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- | Pastor Anthony's Church network also incorporates Church schools | + | Charles Ochieng (St. Christine Community Centre & School), Chairman of Kenyan Independent Schools Association, Langata District. http://www.stchristine.help-kenya.org/ |
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+ | Pastor Anthony's Evangelical Church network also incorporates Church schools | ||
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+ | Ben from MSKenya | ||
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+ | Mikel | ||
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+ | === Others Not Attending === | ||
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+ | Christ the King/KISEP has informal school network | ||
Marcie from SODNET to work on database compilation | Marcie from SODNET to work on database compilation | ||
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+ | Buluma, Kibera Langata Complementary Schools Association, Red Rose Olympic, 0722-731984 | ||
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+ | === About Kenyan Independent Schools Association === | ||
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+ | * sponsor 1000 students from slums for school, launched May 2008 | ||
+ | * advocacy work. for instance, vulnerable children, girls, may have guardian that don't value education, want them to marry | ||
+ | * social programs to support students (merry go round) | ||
+ | * assocated with Elimu Yetu Coalition, advocating rights of children to education | ||
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+ | In Langata | ||
+ | * 38 primary schools | ||
+ | * loads of pupils | ||
+ | |||
+ | St. Christine's | ||
+ | * began in 2000 | ||
+ | * started with 25, now 400+ | ||
+ | * high school just started this year. 800 KSh/month w/food. | ||
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+ | == Overview == | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 80% of school informal | ||
+ | * addressing OVC | ||
+ | * fill the gap with formal schools | ||
+ | * peace building & non-violence trainings with students | ||
+ | * Kibera schools are well regarded, attract outsiders | ||
+ | * public schools hide fees in other ways, by other names. "remedial fees" | ||
+ | * non-paying students at public schools are stigmatized | ||
+ | * Raila Education Centre was informal, now formal through PM's work. Clever manager named school after Raila. | ||
+ | * During Anti-Corruption Youth Week, KCODA led procession to all primary schools. May not be up front to questions. | ||
+ | * Head teacher will relegate to others, to protect themselves. Can claim information is wrong. | ||
+ | * Honest reckoning in public/press, gets heat from bosses. Olympic head teacher was called to task for stating in public teacher/student ratio problems. | ||
+ | * "Corruption fights back" | ||
+ | * Haven't previously had the support to retain and manage information & research | ||
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+ | == Questions == | ||
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+ | * who funds them | ||
+ | * ratio of teachers/students | ||
+ | * teaching staff | ||
+ | * private/govt | ||
+ | * amount of school fees | ||
+ | * teacher training | ||
+ | * other programs at schools (feeding programs, etc) | ||
+ | * relationship to other schools, networks. | ||
+ | |||
+ | types of schols | ||
+ | * kindergartens | ||
+ | * primary school | ||
+ | * secondary school | ||
+ | * technical schools | ||
+ | ** driving schools | ||
+ | ** computer schools | ||
+ | ** tailoring | ||
+ | ** Nairobits | ||
+ | ** hair dressing | ||
+ | ** catering schools | ||
+ | ** language schools | ||
+ | ** adult education | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Considerations === | ||
+ | |||
+ | * May not be up front. | ||
+ | * Must know who they are dealing with to answer questions | ||
+ | * Ministry of Education can authorize data collection, but lengthy process to get letter. | ||
+ | * Possibly get authorization from chiefs, DO/DC. Print up Flyers. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Not all schools are signed. Some are within churches. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Existing Data == | ||
+ | |||
+ | Charles has this on the network But not sure of the form, or location | ||
+ | * enrollments | ||
+ | * teachers, trained and untrained | ||
+ | * staff | ||
+ | * feeding programs | ||
+ | * issues | ||
+ | |||
+ | Also brochure that explains education as job opportunity | ||
+ | |||
+ | Researchers have worked with him before | ||
+ | * PhD student did extensive study, will check into its availability | ||
+ | * Catholic University did training and data collection | ||
+ | * Have questionnaires directed towards students/teachers/managers | ||
+ | |||
+ | Elimu Yetu Coalition ... advocating rights of children to education | ||
+ | |||
+ | James Tooley, Newcastle University. james.tooley@ncl.ac.uk | ||
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+ | == For follow up meetings == | ||
+ | |||
+ | * parent groups | ||
+ | * teachers | ||
+ | * students |
Current revision as of 08:56, 4 June 2010
Contents |
Attending
Charles Ochieng (St. Christine Community Centre & School), Chairman of Kenyan Independent Schools Association, Langata District. http://www.stchristine.help-kenya.org/
Pastor Anthony's Evangelical Church network also incorporates Church schools
Ben from MSKenya
Mikel
Others Not Attending
Christ the King/KISEP has informal school network
Marcie from SODNET to work on database compilation
Buluma, Kibera Langata Complementary Schools Association, Red Rose Olympic, 0722-731984
About Kenyan Independent Schools Association
- sponsor 1000 students from slums for school, launched May 2008
- advocacy work. for instance, vulnerable children, girls, may have guardian that don't value education, want them to marry
- social programs to support students (merry go round)
- assocated with Elimu Yetu Coalition, advocating rights of children to education
In Langata
- 38 primary schools
- loads of pupils
St. Christine's
- began in 2000
- started with 25, now 400+
- high school just started this year. 800 KSh/month w/food.
Overview
- 80% of school informal
- addressing OVC
- fill the gap with formal schools
- peace building & non-violence trainings with students
- Kibera schools are well regarded, attract outsiders
- public schools hide fees in other ways, by other names. "remedial fees"
- non-paying students at public schools are stigmatized
- Raila Education Centre was informal, now formal through PM's work. Clever manager named school after Raila.
- During Anti-Corruption Youth Week, KCODA led procession to all primary schools. May not be up front to questions.
- Head teacher will relegate to others, to protect themselves. Can claim information is wrong.
- Honest reckoning in public/press, gets heat from bosses. Olympic head teacher was called to task for stating in public teacher/student ratio problems.
- "Corruption fights back"
- Haven't previously had the support to retain and manage information & research
Questions
- who funds them
- ratio of teachers/students
- teaching staff
- private/govt
- amount of school fees
- teacher training
- other programs at schools (feeding programs, etc)
- relationship to other schools, networks.
types of schols
- kindergartens
- primary school
- secondary school
- technical schools
- driving schools
- computer schools
- tailoring
- Nairobits
- hair dressing
- catering schools
- language schools
- adult education
Considerations
- May not be up front.
- Must know who they are dealing with to answer questions
- Ministry of Education can authorize data collection, but lengthy process to get letter.
- Possibly get authorization from chiefs, DO/DC. Print up Flyers.
- Not all schools are signed. Some are within churches.
Existing Data
Charles has this on the network But not sure of the form, or location
- enrollments
- teachers, trained and untrained
- staff
- feeding programs
- issues
Also brochure that explains education as job opportunity
Researchers have worked with him before
- PhD student did extensive study, will check into its availability
- Catholic University did training and data collection
- Have questionnaires directed towards students/teachers/managers
Elimu Yetu Coalition ... advocating rights of children to education
James Tooley, Newcastle University. james.tooley@ncl.ac.uk
For follow up meetings
- parent groups
- teachers
- students