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A First Science Lab
"Dream, pursue, and achieve"... We loved the motto of Maasai Mara High School, but how could they do it without resources?
High school students need practical experience in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) to progress in school, develop skills that will expand their opportunities in our changing world, and help their communities. The Kenyan curriculum requires students to perform 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 Maasai Mara had a science lab.
Young people here start off life with so many hurdles in education. With only around 10% of students making it to secondary school, the learners at this school have already overcome many challenges to make it this far, including lack of money for fees, the need to help their families, no means of transportation, and long distances from schools. Boy and girls alike deserve access to the same learning resources that students in more advantaged areas enjoy.
The 1st Science Lab in the Rural Mara
We addressed this challenge at Maasai Mara High School in Aitong, a rural public school for boys. We had already developed a successful library here and knew of the acute need for a science lab. The idea was for the lab to be a prototype. We approached the headmaster and offered to develop a lab if he could find the space with the proper gas and water hookups.
Thankfully, the headmaster was able to convince the government to construct a lab building, knowing that someone would come in and equip it. We then provisioned a comprehensive lab with all the supplies and equipment needed to perform required experiments in Biology, Physics, and Chemistry, along with cabinetry to keep everything organized.
MMHS Exam Results
Each year, students take the national Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams. After we equipped the science lab in 2022, the scores in Biology and Chemistry at Maasai Mara High School rose dramatically — along with the English scores after we launched the library here earlier in the year.
This lab was a follow-on to the library we developed at Maasai Mara High School. The library also has enhancement materials in these subjects, which are used along with the lab.
The Science Lab & Library were added in 2022.
On a scale of 10
"When we have shined"
We are so grateful as Maasai Mara High School for having such marvelous equipments in our laboratory. So now it's a challenge for us to make use of this equipment that we have here, and we promise you that we are going make use of this. In the near future, we are going to meet you out there when we have shined and be the men who this world needs. Thank you.
~ Colllins Liaram, Form 4 science student, on opening day of the lab