by Laura Preston | Jul 17, 2014 | ISSP
I started interning for the International School-to-School Partnerships last semester when I was introduced to the founder Jonathan Berkey by his former colleague, my French professor, Michel Gueldry. Working for ISSP has made me realize the potential a virtual...
by Laura Preston | Jul 6, 2014 | Education, ISSP, Laura's Blog, News, Technology
It was a bittersweet celebration at the end of June, commemorating the end of ISSP’s month long visit to Tassah Academy in Cameroon. After one month, a significant amount of effort and work created the beginnings of the pilot program, which will start this fall....
by Laura Preston | Jun 20, 2014 | Education, ISSP, Laura's Blog, News, Power Africa Schools, Technology
EISERVI, (Education Information Services International, www.eiservi.org) a local nonprofit in Yaounde focused on literacy and youth empowerment, has agreed to join forces with Tassah Academy and ISSP to make our pilot program a success. After a 2 hour meeting...
by Laura Preston | Jun 11, 2014 | Africa Link, ISSP, Laura's Blog, News
Tassah’s primary school teachers say hi!These last few weeks I have had the honor of working with many of the great teachers here at Tassah Academy. Despite the end of the school year, which always comes with many festivities and hectic work to be done, these...
by Laura Preston | Jun 5, 2014 | Africa Link, Education, ISSP, Laura's Blog, News
Tassah Academy, Yaounde, Cameroon This week we tried an interesting experiment: can an American and a Cameroonian co-teach a class about science, using technology? It may sound intriguing to many of you, especially to those who have visited a classroom abroad before:...
