I am Back!

I cannot believe we are at the end of the 2011/2012 school year, and the 4th promotion of students at the La’angum Learning Center (LLC) has just completed!  The 3^rd and last term of the academic year ended on July 26, 2012.  The 2012/2013 school year will begin on September 4th,  with a teachers’ work week from 4– 7.  Classes begin on the Sept 11^th.  In addition to end-of year and next school year preparations, we have been engaged in a series of annual reviews with close collaborators during the past few weeks.  The results of these reviews will feed into PAMBE Ghana strategic planning session during my next visit to Oklahoma City in November.  So far, we have organized and held day-workshops with administrative staff (Executive Director and her assistant), the Bumboazio and Bantambari community (i.e. the two villages directly involved in the La’angum Learning Center), and staff of the LLC. We are preparing one for the PAMBE Ghana Advisory Committee. There are so many exciting things happening out here in the field. I am currently in Accra finalizing preparations for a week Montessori training from Aug 23 – 29 for staff and volunteers of the La’angum Learning Center, offered by the Ghana Montessori International training center in Accra. This training could open up opportunities for collaboration in other areas. We shall see! That is all for now. Come back same time next week. I will keep you posted!