One World Secondary School Kilimanjaro

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One World Secondary School Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Logo One World Secondary School Kilimanjaro
type of school German-Tanzanian model school
founding 2012
address

Kisangara Juu Rd., Mwanga, Tanzania

place Kisangara, Mwanga District
region Kilimanjaro
Country Tanzania
Coordinates 3 ° 44 '53 "  S , 37 ° 36' 12"  E Coordinates: 3 ° 44 '53 "  S , 37 ° 36' 12"  E
carrier Model schools for Africa
management Karl-Heinz Koehler
Website www.oneworldschool-tanzania.org

The One World Secondary School Kilimanjaro (OWSK) is a German-Tanzanian model school of the non-profit sponsoring institute “Model Schools for Africa”. The secondary school is located in the village of Kisangara, near the city of Mwanga , Tanzania . Central to the work at the One World Secondary School Kilimanjaro is the interplay of modern teaching methods and their local implementation by Tanzanian and German teachers. The school was founded in 2012 by Karl-Heinz Köhler and enables secondary school students to access education regardless of the family income. The learning atmosphere is characterized by equality, respect and intercultural understanding. It is continuously developed in European-African cooperation.

Development worker working with students from One World Secondary School Kilimanjaro
Students during German lessons in the classroom

concept

The concept of the One World Secondary School Kilimanjaro is divided into three goals. These are checked and further developed through continuous evaluation. Young teachers from Tanzania combine modern methods with Tanzanian culture. The school is in connection with the Tanzanian UNESCO Commission on site. As a model school, the One World Secondary School Kilimanjaro is an example of development cooperation that combines the potential of Tanzania and Germany while avoiding any patriarchal inequality between the parties. It should be a model for further educational projects with the same principles and support surrounding schools in a positive development.

The One World Secondary School Kilimanjaro gives students access to education regardless of their socio-economic status. Students whose families cannot pay the school fees can receive financial support after consulting the school management. The amount of support (partly including pocket money) depends on the family's income. In 2013, around 50% of the students' classes at One World Secondary School Kilimanjaro were financed through a (partial) scholarship.

Intercultural learning

In addition to imparting knowledge, the main objective of the lessons is to educate the students in tolerance, cultural diversity and responsibility. As part of the international student academy and projects accompanying the lessons, the field of tension between the regional way of life, globalization and identity is explored and a local cultural center is being created from which the surrounding villages should also benefit.

Customization

Teachers at the One World Secondary School address the specific strengths and weaknesses of the students and encourage and challenge where necessary. One-to-one tuition is used to compensate for deficits and this enables pupils of all social backgrounds to participate in school lessons. Despite the focus on individualization, synergy effects are also used in the team and class group. All in all, this means that around a third of the lesson time consists of classic lessons with a teacher, project work in small groups and separate individual support in order to meet every potential.

Project teaching and democracy education

Students of the One World Secondary School Kilimanjaro are encouraged to organize independently, to learn across subjects and to make democratic decisions. Following the personal thirst for knowledge, the students work together with their teachers on their own projects in which they deal with political, historical and social problems. The decisive factor here is not only the learning output that is presented in front of the others, but also the responsibility already assumed in the process. Democratic elements, such as a student council and the open discussion and evaluation of the school, show that democracy education is not only taught on a theoretical level, but also implemented in practice.

support

One World Secondary School Kilimanjaro receives support from various sources: In Germany, the school is represented by the Friends of One World Secondary School Kilimanjaro eV support association, which generates donations, takes on a large part of the public relations work and coordinates the volunteer work at the school. As a UNESCO project school, the One World Secondary School Kilimanjaro receives financial support from the German UNESCO Commission and private donors. According to a sponsorship principle, private individuals and organizations can (partially) sponsor the school fees of students. This is also coordinated by the German support association. There are also several school partnerships that support the work at the school with regular donations. The commitment of young people, like that of the MoveForwardProject , shows interest in the work in Tanzania.

voluntary work

The goal of intercultural exchange is not only pursued in the classroom, but is also anchored in everyday school life. Volunteers , mostly from Germany, support this process by organizing leisure time and project work with the students. After an application process via the German support association Friends of One World Secondary School Kilimanjaro eV, the volunteers are sent to the German-Tanzanian model school for a period of at least four months. Intercultural competence, acceptance of the other and the critical questioning of one's own point of view are required for a traineeship. Volunteers are encouraged to learn the national language Swahili and to devise and implement ideas for leisure activities and project work with personal commitment. The school principal and the teacher provide support and advice for these tasks.

School grounds

The One World Secondary School Kilimanjaro is a boarding school based on the Tanzanian boarding school principle. The students live separately by gender on campus. As the number of students increases, so does the school itself. That means new buildings have to be built, new teachers have to be hired and more cooks and guards have to be made available. On the school premises there are four classrooms, a boarding school building for boys, a boarding school building for girls, an assembly hall, an art pavilion, a dining room, a kitchen and sanitary facilities (as of 2015).

various

The language of instruction is - as usual at Tanzanian secondary schools - English. The following subjects are taught at the One World Secondary School Kilimanjaro: Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, English, German, Swahili, Civics (social studies) as well as art and physical education.

The school is located on the slopes of Kindoroko Mountain in the Usambara Mountains . There are milder temperatures than in the lower parts of Tanzania.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Website of model schools for Africa gUG
  2. ↑ The national coordinator of the UNESCO school network in Tanzania, Modester M. Mwinula, is co-founder of the non-profit supporting organization “Model Schools for Africa”.
  3. ↑ Foundation German UNESCO Commission ( Memento of the original from June 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.unesco-kinder.de
  4. ↑ Support of the Leibniz School Hanover
  5. ^ Website of the German support association Friends of One World Secondary School Kilimanjaro eV

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