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STEM Learning Resources

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"Dream Pursue and Achieve"

We love the motto of this school, but how can they do it without resources?

On top of literacy and libraries, there are other critical education needs in the Maasai Mara. Students need practical experience in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) to progress in school and develop skills that will expand their opportunities. 

 

The Kenyan curriculum requires students to perform science experiments to graduate from high school and be competitive to win a seat at university in science — and yet, not one public secondary school in the area where we work had a functioning science lab.

A FIRST SCIENCE LAB FOR THE MAASAI MARA

We addressed this problem in 2022 at Maasai Mara High School (MMHS) in Aitong. We had already developed a successful library here, and we knew of the acute need for a science lab. We approached the headmaster and offered to provision a lab if he could find the space. With that, he worked with the government to build a science building for the campus. It took a year, but finally a building was ready, and we provisioned a comprehensive science lab in it with all the supplies and equipment needed to perform required experiments in biology and chemistry.

The school's test scores in science increased dramatically.

We are developing a plan for replicating science labs, as we have done with libraries. In late 2024, we hope to bring a lab to Sekenani Girls High School.

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Test scores at MMHS in biology and chemistry increased dramatically after the addition of the science lab in 2022 (and in English after the library). The school needs more lab materials in physics.

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