As I reflect on the last six months, it feels like at least a year has passed!  It’s been a really exciting journey so far and one I feel privileged to have been on. One of the tasks clearly before me as I took on the role of Executive Director at Dignitas was to...

Tips for Parents, Caregivers, and Families My fondest childhood memories revolve around literacy. Every night, my parents would read us bedtime stories. In pre-primary school, I played spelling games with cut-out letters. In the car, I would avidly read passing street...

I recently travelled to the village and I was able to visit my grandmother Angelina. When we arrived with my sister Angela and my brother in-law Sos Peter, she was sitting by the door and was excited to see her grandchildren coming to visit. As we settled in and began...

I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them. Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray What is Emotional Intelligence? Most would agree that IQ, intelligence quotient, is essential to academic and career...

The new Kenyan curriculum emphasizes the role of parents as integral to the curriculum’s successful implementation. This development requires a mental and societal shift in how parents and the community interact with schools and education. The perception (at least in...

Kenya’s Institute for Curriculum Development (KICD), the arm of government mandated to design and implement curriculum reforms, have started on a journey to transform the education of Kenya’s children. The implementation of reforms started in 2017, with the piloting...