CTL returns to Tanzania

April 10, 2007

CTL has returned to Tanzania for a second time to work with faculty and building leaders at the School of St. Jude. Staff members Amy Awbrey and Freda Klotter have developed and are facilitating customized school-wide professional development for the School of St. Jude in Tanzania, East Africa, which has been in operation since 2001 and serves more than 500 of the country’s poorest children in grades one through six. The school plans to add an additional grade each year, and to construct new facilities as needed until it graduates its first high school class.

Amy and Freda work both on-site at the school and through distance technologies.  They take a two-pronged approach with administrators and teachers to facilitate the development of organizational standards and processes that support continuous improvement through distributed leadership and accountability, and to enable teachers to support improved classroom instruction integrating African and western practices. This work is supported by the Helen and Gordon Smith Foundation.

Following is an excerpted from Amy’s blog about her work in with the School of St. Jude:

“Today was my first day back at St Jude since December. I spent the day talking with teachers and observing in classrooms, looking for evidence of progress in teaching techniques. The evidence was everywhere I looked - Rooms full of student work, word walls, and informational materials - Small group hands-on work going on in almost every classroom I visited - Highly engaging instruction and strong positive interaction between teachers and pupils. I can honestly say I saw more progress than I had ever expected. Work still to do, but so great to see teachers accepting the challenge so readily…”

For more information, contact:
Amy Awbrey
v: 502.895.9500 x318