Author: Gloria Akuru

Student development is not common in many community schools in the marginalized communities in Kenya. Big Picture learning Kenya’s mission is to activate the potential of marginalized communities, systems, and education through student-driven real world learning to unlock self-reliance, critical thinking, authenticity and global citizenship. I didn’t get the chance to learn about life skills…

I was partly raised in Nairobi and the rural area in Nyanza region. Growing up, I was an inquisitive girl and I loved engaging in various activities. With time, I slowly realized that the playmates I had over the years grew apart, boys and girls began to play separately and duties were also assigned differently. In the village, gender…

When I was schooling in the late ninety’s, learning was characterized by cramming of content from my teachers. Students would be seated in a classroom with the blackboard being the focal point. Learning was all teacher centered, it was very rare to have group discussions or students actively engaging with their learning. This is a…