An African History & Political Education Program for Secondary Schools
The Transformers Program- An African History & Political Education Program for Secondary Schools, is an experiential learning and leadership program that immerses and engages Nigerian secondary school students with African-centered history in a simplified, personalised and relatable way. The program is a response to the dangerous absence of African centered and social justice perspectives on Nigerian history in the Nigerian education system.
Objectives and Goals:
- Knowledge and impacts of indigenous identities
- Inspire a new breed of young political leadership
- Core skills development ( data gathering, critical thinking, research, presentation and problem-solving)
- Development of a sense of personal and communial history that predates colonial times.
Component of the Program:
There are three main components of the Transformers Program. These are
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Experiential theorty, An exploration of contemporary issues in Africa
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Exposure to participatory action research methodologies.
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Social change project that involves student identifying social issues and solving them
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Africa needs more of this.
Thank you, Peter.