Kenya’s Educational Motto…

“Quality education for development”

Georgia’s Educational Motto…

“Shaping Brighter Futures”

Did YOU know…

• 7% of $money$ in Kenya goes to education

Did YOU know…

• 30% of Federal funding goes toward education in the U.S.

Did YOU know…

• 85% of children in Kenya attend Elementary school.

Did YOU know…• 50% of the 76.6 million students enrolled in a

public school attend public elementary school in the U.S. (37.9 million children).

Schooling in the United States is compulsory. This means that at the age of 6, students must be enrolled in school until the age of 16.

Did YOU know…

• 24% of Kenyans attend High School

Did YOU know…

• 22% of the 76.6 million students enrolled in a public school attend high school in the U.S. (16.5 million students).

Did YOU know…

• ONLY 2% of Kenyans attend College.

Did YOU know…

• 23% of the 76.6 million students enrolled in public schools attend college in the U.S. (17.5 million students)

Sample: 100 children in Kenya

15 will work on the farm

85 will go to elementary school

Of the 85:

24 will attend high school

Of the 24…only 2 will go to college

The Question: What will happen to the rest of the

children?

Kenya Education Articles

Rural life group: Supporting formal education to improve quality of health care provided by mothers of children with malaria in rural western Kenya

Elementary group: Failing grade for free Primary education?

High school group : Girls’ Education in Kenya

Kenya Universities: Country Higher Education Profile- Kenya

Reflecting on Kenya’s Motto:“Quality education for

development”1.Explain the

meaning of Kenya’s motto.

2.Do you believe this motto is upheld in Kenyan classrooms?

In your group, reflect on the two questions. As a group, complete a one (1) paragraph response for each question.

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