Using "icons" as teaching tools
There is great impact in learning, using local resources and being inspired by local heroes. Knowing that heroes and Icons were part of local communities, help to reinforce the fact that anyone can lead impactful lives, regardless of origin.
African Curator works with schools and other learning institutions to develop teaching and learning materials based on the content shared in Sierra Leone Icon books. Some content have also inspired individuals and organizations to create more learning spaces.
After receiving a complimentary copy of the 20 Icons of Sierra Leone in January 2020, Yak Jones Foundation took one step further. In February, the reading foundation led by Dr. Yakama Manty-Jones, created an All-Girls Reading Squads campaign, inspired by women featured in the Icons book.
Students in classes 3, 4, 5, & 6 at Baana Nursery & Preparatory School participated in a Zoom Session with African Curator using the “20 Icons of Sierra Leone Who Shaped History”. The 2-part Zoom sessions included readings by students, teachers, and the book’s co-authors.
The Curators of “20 Icons of Sierra Leone: Who Shaped History” received an invite from Achievement First Endeavor Middle School, a public charter school in Brooklyn, New York. Students at the school participated in a 45-minute Zoom session learning about Sierra Leone and its Icons as part of February Black History month activities.
In October 2020, the Freetown City Council opened its first FCC Early Learning Adventure Day Care & Nursery Center at Congo Water Market, Wellington. The day care and nursery caters for about 40 children of Market Traders at the Congo Market, aged 0-5 years who receive free early education using hands-on activities designed to promote the development of motor and cognitive abilities. African Curator sent a copy of “20 Icons of Sierra Leone” to the center in early 2021, so that the book is accesible to children there.
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