OLPC Sierra Leone

The role of the teacher is to create the conditions for invention rather than provide ready-made knowledge. - Seymour Papert

About OLPC Sierra Leone

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  Group Learning

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  Learning XO's Basic Functionality

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  Peer-2-Peer Participant

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  First opportunities to read & write outside of school

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  Collaborative Learning

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  Experimenting

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  Playing math through memorize

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  Father & Daughter

Supporting Organizations

One Here...One There

Recognizing that the hope of the future is education, IU One Here…One There seeks to address global education disparities in sub-Saharan Africa.

Ongoing Projects

Malen Chiefdom - School Data

School	Location	Teacher Enrol.	Class I	Class II	Class III	Class IV	Class V	Class VI	Total
Roman Catholic	Sahn	9	145	91	93	88	90	65	572
Roman Catholic	Bamba	1	50	32	25	0	0	0	107
Roman Catholic	Kpombu	2	59	27	35	14	0	0	135
Roman Catholic	Gandorhun	2	60	35	65	55	34	30	279
Roman Catholic	Nianyahun	3	94	50	43	32	25	11	255
Roman Catholic	Sengema	2	47	45	20	23	15	0	150
Roman Catholic	Taninahun	3	70	31	23	17	14	5	160
Roman Catholic	Jao	3	86	71	40	26	22	15	260
Roman Catholic	Nyadehun	2	65	37	38	11	0	0	151
Roman Catholic	Fayama	2	60	40	26	22	16	0	164
Nat. Islamic Miss.	Sahn	4	76	25	35	30	20	15	201
Nat. Islamic Miss.	Gboyama	5	44	27	13	10	13	11	118
Nat. Islamic Miss.	Taninahun	2	15	7	3	2	0	0	27
P.D.E.C.	Hinai	4	68	45	48	40	35	11	247
P.D.E.C.	Banallen	2	49	43	36	0	0	0	128
New harvest	Maley	3	58	47	25	20	15	10	175
SLUIM	Sinjo	5	50	46	48	54	0	0	198
SLUIM	Jumbu	3	34	42	43	33	9	0	161
Comm. Sch.	Kasseh	1	45	45	15	0	0	0	105
M. Jun. Sec. Sch	Sahn	12	140	110	60	0	0	0	310
Total		70	1315	896	734	477	308	173	3903

Links

Global Minimum
IU One Here...One There
IRC

Location

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