Learning From Malawi

Posted on by Kit Marie Rackley (they/she)

We all have experiences in our lives that change our mentality and perspective – for better or worse. Some of these experiences even change who we are, to some extent.

Six years ago this month I was lucky enough to travel to Malawi as part of the Norwich-Dedza Partnership. That experience changed me and my perspective about the ‘poor’, I already knew that African nations, especially those ranked lowest in human development were mis-represented by the media and even through the use of statistics. But seeing and experiencing things through my own eyes did more than reading books and hearing from third-parties ever could.

Next month (June 2019), as part of this year’s Norwich-Dedza Partnership exchange teachers from Malawi will be visiting the UK. So in celebration and preparation for that, I will be re-blogging the thoughts I made during my visit to Malawi in 2013.

You can click the points on the map or the links in the table to jump directly to an entry. Zikomo!

Date (2013) Title Location
01 May “Musing about Malawi” Framingham Earl, UK 🇬🇧
08 May “The Norwich-Dedza Partnership” Norwich, UK 🇬🇧
15 May “Teaching & Learning Resources for Malawi” Framingham Earl, UK 🇬🇧
20 May “Made by youngsters, for youngsters!” Framingham Earl, UK 🇬🇧
23 May “Two More Days” Framingham Earl, UK 🇬🇧
25 May “We Are On Our Way” Thetford, UK 🇬🇧
25 May “Flights” Heathrow Airport, UK 🇬🇧
26 May “We’re Here!” Lilongwe, Malawi 🇲🇼
26 May “On The Road!” Lilongwe, Malawi 🇲🇼
27 May “Amazing Umbwi” Dedza, Malawi 🇲🇼
28 May “We Are All Made Of Stars” Mcheneka, Malawi 🇲🇼
29 May “The Old Lady, The Cow & The Goat” Mcheneka, Malawi 🇲🇼
30 May “From Another World To About The World” * Dedza, Malawi 🇲🇼
31 May “Chikondi Chilimanja” * Dedza, Malawi 🇲🇼
01 June “Horray! Horray! It’s A Holi-holiday!” * Mvuu, Malawi 🇲🇼
02 June “Hakuna Matata!” * Mvuu, Malawi 🇲🇼
03 June “Zikomo Kwambiri!”  * Dedza, Malawi 🇲🇼
16 June “Akubwera ku Norwich!” * Lilongwe, Malawi 🇲🇼
20 June “Global Team Teaching” * Framingham Earl, UK 🇬🇧
22 June “A Water Safari” * Morston, UK 🇬🇧
23 June “Breakfast Fit For A King (Or Amfumu!)” * Norwich, UK 🇬🇧

*Update/conversion work In progress – check back on these pages later!

 

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Published by Kit Marie Rackley (they/she)

Kit Marie Rackley (they/she) is an award-winning ex high-school Geography teacher in the UK. Throughout that time and continuing today, Kit Marie provides teacher continuous professional development (CPD) and training, which previously included a role as Associate Tutor for the School of Education at the University of East Anglia. Kit Marie has worked as an education consultant and project manager with climate and energy scientists, including researchers based at NOAA Boulder, Colorado and as an educator and trainer at the Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco, California, and is now freelance consultant with the UK’s Geographical Association and the National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers (NASBTT). They are a published educational author, including works with National Geographic Kids and Diverse Educators. Kit Marie is a strong and passionate advocate of youth voice and empowerment, decolonising the curriculum, and inclusive and intersectional education. Much of their work revolves around the climate crisis, focusing around framing it as a school safeguarding issue. Kit Marie runs an educational resource blog at Geogramblings.com, and is host and producer of the Coffee & Geography podcast.

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