PETER TABICHI

"It's morning in Africa. The skies are clear. The day is young and there is a blank page waiting to be written. This is Africa's time" he said.

He's a science teacher from rural Kenya. He is a member of the Franciscan religious order and he won the 2019 Global Teacher Prize. Brother Peter has been praised for his achievements in a deprived school with crowded classes and few textbooks.

He wants pupils to see "science is the way to go" for their futures.

He gives away 80% of his pay to support pupils, at the Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School in Pwani Village, Nakuru.

His pupils are almost all from disadvantaged families. many are orphaned or have lost a parent.

The 36-year-old teacher wants to raise aspirations and to promote the cause of science, not just in Kenya but across Africa.

The lack of reliable internet connection means he has to travel to a cyber-cafe to download resources for his science lessons and many of the pupils walk more than four miles (6 km) on bad roads to reach the school. 

HAPPY EASTER HOLIDAYS !

Here are some paintings from my students  (primary 5 and 6). They have been trying to be like Picasso and Van Gogh for a couple of lessons. These are some of the beautiful pictures they have painted before the Easter Holidays. Thank you all for your nice pictures and happiness while painting them.

HAPPY EASTER! ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS! HAVE FUN!

THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND (BOOK AND FILM)

William Kamkwamba  reveals that he will eventually (in the end) be successful in creating windmill that generates electricity. He begins by describing his childhood in rural Malawi, where magic is far more influential than science. William's father, Trywell has no time for magic. Trywell was a trader as a young man, rather than a farmer, and earned a reputation for drinking and fighting anyone. Trywell fell in love with Agnes, and later married her... Read more.

SING FOR THE PLANET

Sing for the Climate Lyrics We need to wake up We need to wise up We need to open our eyes And do it now-now-now We need to build a better future And we need to start right now We're on a planet That has a problem We've got to solve it, get involved And do it now-now-now We need to build a better future And we need to start right now Make it greener Make it cleaner Make it last, make it fast and do it now-now-now We need to build a better future And we need to start right now No point in waiting Or hesitating We must get wise, take no more lies And do it now-now-now We need to build a better future And we need to start right now Source: www.singfortheclimate.com

AUDIENCE: A BASQUE ROCK MUSIC GROUP THAT SINGS IN ENGLISH

Audience is a rock music group from Gernika (Bizkaia). They sing mostly in English but they also sing in Basque. The speak Basque fluently like people in Gernika usually do. They seem to be very good musicians.

IT'S TIME TO GET ANGRY (GRETA THUNBERG)

"I would like to talk to people in power" the Swedish climate activist told AFP shortly after arriving in Davos for the annual World Economic Forum.

With the train trip from Stockholm, which took 32 hours, Thunberg was making a statement in opposition to many of the Davos elite, who flew in by private jet.

"I have stopped flying for climate reasons because I don't want to say one thing and do another thing. I want to practise as I preach", she said.

"Young people need to realize that their future is at risk. They need to do something about that and get angry and form that anger into action", she said, insisting that when children speak up they can have a "huge impact"