Let's Talk Education Africa
by Stephen Senyo Tettegah
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S03E81 Character Development in Senior High School Curriculum
S03E81 Character Development in Senior High School Curriculum
About this podcast
Started by award-winning educationist, Senyo Tettegah, Let's Talk Education Africa is a podcast that explores themes in education practice and research and shares the inspiring stories of educators and innovators making a difference in their schools and communities. Are you are interested in education in Africa more widely? Are you a teacher, researcher, education administrator or leader, teacher in training? Do you have wards in school who you want to succeed? Do you want to know what's new in education? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this podcast is for you!
Episodes
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- S03E81 Character Development in Senior High School Curriculum · 34 min · Season 3 Episode 81In this episode of Let’s Talk Education Africa, we explore character development in Ghana’s Senior High School curriculum, looking beyond academic performance to the values…
- LTEA In-Person Event: The Free SHS Policy Must be Targeted at Those Who Really Need it II Part 2 · 35 minShould Free SHS be for everyone, or should it be targeted at those who need it most? At Let’s Talk Education Africa’s first-ever live event, La Presbyterian Senior High School…
- LTEA In-Person Event: The Free SHS Policy Must be Targeted at Those Who Really Need it II Part 1 · 19 minShould Free SHS be for everyone, or should it be targeted at those who need it most? At Let’s Talk Education Africa’s first-ever live event, La Presbyterian Senior High School…
- LTEA In-Person Event: Breaking Barriers to Quality Senior High School Education in Ghana · 46 minAt our first-ever in-person event, Let’s Talk Education Africa brought together voices from different perspectives for a candid conversation about the state and future of…
- S03E80 IDP's model for sustaining access to quality education in low-fee non-state schools · 32 min · Season 3 Episode 80Access to quality education remains one of Africa's greatest challenges. Not because schools are unavailable, but because affordability, financing, and long-term sustainability…
- S03E79 Preparing Learners for Careers in Tech- Nyansapoh Institute · 22 min · Season 3 Episode 79Maybe the problem isn't that young people can't learn tech. Maybe it's how we've been teaching it. In this episode, Senyo speaks with Michelle, founder of Nyansapo Institute…
- S03E78 What does Future-Ready Education Look Like Today? · 54 minIn this episode, Senyo speaks with Fatma, an education leader whose journey spans public health, child protection, international development, and school leadership, to explore…
- S03E77 Right to Play: Child-Centered Learning as a Pathway to Quality Education · 33 min · Season 3 Episode 77In this episode, Aml speaks with Evans Sinkari, Country Director of Right to Play Ghana, an international NGO dedicated to educating, protecting, and empowering children through…
- S03E76 Addressing Efficiency and Equity Gaps in Education Financing · 46 min · Season 3 Episode 76In this episode, Senyo speaks with education economist and researcher Dr. Peter Anti-Partey on the realities of education financing in Ghana and across Africa. Far from a simple…
- S03E75 Google DeepMind on Equipping African AI Researchers of the Future with Technical Skills · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 75In this episode, Kwame speaks with Prof. Ulrich Paquet, Research Scientist at Google DeepMind and Director of AI at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), and…
- S03E74 BYU Pathway: Expanding Access to Higher Education Across Africa · 36 minIn this episode, Aml speaks with Jane Clayson Johnson and Brian Ashton, president of BYU Pathway Worldwide, together with a Ghanaian student, Benjamin Kwesi Ahialorxo, whose life…
- S03E73 Barriers Facing Children in Accessing Quality Education · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 73In this episode, Senyo speaks with Evelyne Keomian-Wood, founder of the Karat School Project. Evelyne’s early experiences with hunger, poverty, and limited access to learning…
- S03E72 Addressing the Gaps in Learning Differences Support and Advocacy in Africa · 23 min · Season 3 Episode 71Imagine a child in a classroom, bright, curious, and full of ideas. But every time words dance on the page, they twist into shapes that don’t make sense. The teacher thinks the…
- S03E71 Teacher motivation for Lasting Education Reform · 36 min · Season 3 Episode 71In this episode, Senyo speaks with Mr. Modern Karema, the Uganda Country Director for STiR Education, about the organization’s mission to help teachers thrive and transform…
- S03E70 Edutab Africa: Bringing Digital Learning to Offline Communities · 36 min · Season 3 Episode 70In this episode, Senyo speaks with Lazarus Muthenya, Programmes Manager at Edutab Africa, a Kenyan EdTech organization making digital learning accessible to offline communities…
- S03E69 Deployment of Technology in African Schools · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 69Education technology (EdTech) is widely recognized for its potential to strengthen access, improve quality, and bridge gaps in Africa’s education systems. Yet, the expectations…
- S03E68 African Education Program (AEP): 20 Years of Community Impact and Leadership · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 68What began as a simple high school project has, over the past two decades, grown into a transformative force for education, health, and community development. Julie-Anne and…
- S03E67 The AfricanISE Virtual Conference: Centering African Voices in Education · 49 minIn this episode, we shine a spotlight on an upcoming event transforming how African educators connect, collaborate, and champion education rooted in African realities- The…
- S03E66 Igniting Future-Ready Education through Community Ownership: The EduSpots Model · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 66In this episode, Senyo speaks with Lawrence Boakye Dankwah, Head of Education Programs at EduSpots, an organization reshaping education through a community-led model that centers…
- S03E65 Girls Education Initiative Ghana: Championing Inclusive Girls' Education · 36 min“If you educate a woman, you educate a whole nation.” - Dr. James Kwegyir Aggrey Girls’ education remains one of the most powerful tools for transforming societies across…
