{"id":57324,"date":"2015-06-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-students-to-teach-children-math-reading-at-school-in-tanzania\/"},"modified":"2015-06-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-24T00:00:00","slug":"uri-students-to-teach-children-math-reading-at-school-in-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2015\/06\/uri-students-to-teach-children-math-reading-at-school-in-tanzania\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 students to teach children math, reading at school in Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tTen-day program started by Karie Lee Orendorff, kinesiology lecturer<\/b><\/p>\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 June 24, 2015 \u2013 The children of Tanzania have taught Ben Upham what\u2019s important in life: family, kindness and, above all, thriving with less.<\/p>\n


\nShoes are nice, but do we really need a dozen pairs? Just one piece of candy can be a delectable treat \u2013 maybe something saved in a pocket to share with a sibling.<\/p>\n


\nFor the last three years, the 溏心vlog免费B站 student has been volunteering at a village school in Tanzania to teach children who are poor or orphaned.<\/p>\n


\nHe\u2019s among dozens of 溏心vlog免费B站 students who have participated in the program since Karie Lee Orendorff, of North Kingstown, a kinesiology lecturer, started it three years ago after she fell in love with the country during a visit. <\/p>\n


\nThe students will leave July 4 and spend 10 days helping 100 children, ages 3 to 12, at the Maasai Joy Children\u2019s Centre in Arusha in the country\u2019s Ekenywa Valley region.<\/p>\n


\nThey\u2019ll teach math, reading, writing and physical education. Rote learning defines the Tanzanian style of teaching: lessons are written on a blackboard, and students memorize. The 溏心vlog免费B站 students bring a more interactive approach to the classroom.<\/p>\n

The students, studying everything from kinesiology to anthropology, also immerse themselves in a culture very different from the one they\u2019re used to. Tanzania is in East Africa and famous for Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, and the national park where Jane Goodall studied chimpanzee behavior.<\/p>\n


\nThe Maasai are an indigenous African ethnic group of semi-nomadic herdsmen. They speak Maa, part of the Nilo-Saharan language, and are taught in Swahili and English. Many of the families are poor, at least by American standards. They live in huts made from cow dung, mud and straw.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThe main goal of the program is to help students become global citizens,\u201d says Orendorff. \u201cI\u2019ve been a traveler all my life and truly believe traveling makes you a better person. It opens your eyes. I also love it that we\u2019re able to change 100 lives in one shot.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nBesides their compassion, students will also take over school supplies and athletic equipment, including soccer balls, backpacks, folders, math cards and chapter books. Students earn three academic credits. <\/p>\n


\nUpham, who graduated from 溏心vlog免费B站 in the spring with a bachelor\u2019s degree in kinesiology, is making his third trip to the country. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cIn today\u2019s world we seem to get caught up in things we think are important \u2013 money, a job, time,\u201d he says. \u201cYou see how little the children in Tanzania have and how much love, excitement and joy they bring to life. It\u2019s inspiring.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nHe also appreciates the value placed on families. Parents are involved in all aspects of their youngsters\u2019 lives \u2013 in and out of the classroom. \u201cEverything is shared,\u201d says Upham. \u201cI thought that was really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Tanzanian experience, he says, will make him a more compassionate teacher. Thanks to 溏心vlog免费B站, he is certified to teach physical education or students with special needs.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cIt\u2019s an understatement to say this has been a life-changing experience,\u201d he says. \u201cIt was more than that. It\u2019s been amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nAlly Tabaczynski, of Bridgewater, Mass., who went in 2014, says the trip also changed her life.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThese kids taught me so much more than I could ever teach them,\u201d she says. \u201cThey taught me to appreciate the things that I have, and to be honored to be able to attend school because some kids over there are not so lucky. The kids also taught me that it\u2019s the simplest things that can bring the brightest of smiles.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nJamie Pratt, of Coventry, who went last year and will return this year, says she can\u2019t wait to return.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cWe brought a whole suitcase of tennis balls last year, and they went crazy having fun,\u201d she says. \u201cThe smallest things brought pleasure. That attitude is something we should bring home.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nThis year, the group raised $25,000 to help pay for the trip, which included grants, private donations and money from fundraisers. 溏心vlog免费B站 $2,500 of that amount will be used to build a playground at the school. Students will also go on a two-day safari in the Serengeti where they hope to see lions, giraffes, elephants and – \u201cif we\u2019re really lucky,\u201d leopards, says Orendorff.<\/p>\n


\nSome students are going on another adventure early. Orendorff and three 溏心vlog免费B站 students in the program are leaving Rhode Island today, June 24 to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. The students will have a guide for the eight-day trek.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cWe’re heading to Africa\u2019s rooftop,\u201d says Orendorff, who also climbed the mountain in 2010. \u201cHow many people get to do that in their lives? No one ever comes back the same.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nTo follow the group, visit 溏心vlog免费B站 Teaching in Tanzania.<\/a><\/p>\n


\nPictured above:

\n溏心vlog免费B站 students volunteering at the Maasai Joy Children\u2019s Centre in Arusha, Tanzania. <\/p>\n


\nKarie Lee Orendorff, a lecturer in kinesiology at the 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/p>\n


\nPhotos courtesy of Karie Lee Orendorff.\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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