Rachel, the Cathedral Archer Project’s literacy and numeracy teacher, has been sharing her knowledge in Uganda. She went with her husband to work with village health teams teaching basic healthcare under the mango trees.
They talked to the villagers about HIV/Aids, family planning and diagnosing and treating dehydration. They also made the children’s ward look brighter by helping out with a cheerful mural at the Atutur Hospital.
Rachel’s numeracy teaching skills were put into practice when she met up with some local teachers and demonstrated some simple addition and subtraction dice games. These are ones she uses at CAP. The teachers got quite excited and Rachel is optimistic they will use them. Learning through play can help children grasp maths concepts and encourage them to be more analytical. Government run Primary schools in Uganda have mainly large classes such as 80-100 children and teaching is usually by rote.
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