SAMI Newsletter – Highlights from 2020
2020 has been a year like no other, our traditional methods of working and supporting projects have been curtailed through the restrictions of the global…
SAMI Maths Club App – New Problems in French
Thanks to the amazing work of volunteers Peter, Arnelle, Ariana and local team members Grace and Mike in Uganda we now have the first batch…
SAMI Virtual Maths Camp 2020
We are now joining efforts across Africa and internationally to create a virtual maths camp experience, a collection of events and resources across different countries,…
21st Century Skills
We are living in unprecedented times. As I write this, the world is experiencing major societal shifts in work and education. Universities and other schools…
Reaching students remotely
According to data by UNESCO, COVID19 school closures have affected over 200 million learners in Pre-Primary, Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Over…
The power of technology to enable learning.
With schools across Africa closing their doors to restrict the spread of the COVID-19 virus, millions of students in the country are facing disruption to…
Covid-19 and Maths Camps 2020
Due to the evolving situation caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19), SAMI has put on hold its planning and recruitment for maths camps this summer. Our…
Highlight: Locally-led camps in Ghana and Uganda
After an incredibly busy summer with camps in 6 countries, we’re amazed to see local teams keeping the momentum going and hosting two more camps…
Announcing – Cameroon Maths Camp 2019
Following the tremendous success of SAMI Maths Camps over the past few years elsewhere Africa, we are excited to announce the first Cameroon SAMI Camp,…
Updates from Kenya – Working with ‘OneBillion’ Apps
When we started the project back in August 2016 there was lots of discussion about what would be the best apps to use if we…
Maths Marathon
Teachers at the Lycee Francais ran a maths marathon at their school this weekend. Students came in on a Saturday from 8.30 – 5.30 for…
Dobble Donation
Asmodee have continued to support SAMI with with another donation of 5 sets of the brilliant game Dobble. This time it is to use at…
Oxford 2018
Thank you to everyone who joined us at St. Peter’s College, Oxford. Find below a few links to the materials and resources used: Presentation slides…