The Tinga Tinga Tales Early Childhood Development Teacher Training Programme launched in Kenya this week. Part of the Pearson Teacher Education Programm in East Africa, the program provides early childhood educators with the skills to improve the lives of young people they work with every day. Each teacher in the program will receive a classroom set of Tinga Tinga Tales books, as well as the skills to train other teachers who will also receive books.
Beginning in 2008, the Pearson Foundation has been working with local Longman offices in Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and South Africa presenting teacher training and student digital arts programs. Over 1,000 teachers and 1,000 students have participated in these workshops for Early Childhood Development, Literacy and Numeracy at the Primary level, and digital arts workshops.
