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:...
by Laura Preston | May 27, 2014 | Africa Link, Education, Gender Equity, ISSP, Laura's Blog, News
This last weekend was spent in the lovely highlands of Cameroon, where Janet was born and raised. We had a lovely visit to her family, which was celebrating the birth of her niece. Traditionally in Cameroon, when a child is born the women of the family come to visit,...
by Laura Preston | May 21, 2014 | Africa Link, Education, ISSP, Laura's Blog, News
Greetings from Yaounde, Cameroon! After a 24 hour trip including a power outage at another airport, at 1 AM in the morning I finally made it into the welcoming arms of the founder of Tassah Academy, Bih Janet Shufor and her wonderful family and friends. After an...
by Laura Preston | Apr 28, 2014 | Africa Link, Education, ISSP, Laura's Blog, News
This month was a great start to our new focus group: meet two members of the Education Advisory Board, Ted and Robin. Although they are full time teachers, they managed to make time for ISSP on a Sunday afternoon to meet with Jonathan Berkey and the team for a...
by Laura Preston | Mar 30, 2014 | Laura's Blog, MIIS, News, Peace Corps
Dear Reader, Let me introduce myself as the newest member of ISSP. Let me tell you a little about myself: I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and then double majored in International Affairs and French at Lewis & Clark in Portland, Oregon. Always interested...
