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Kenya is located in East Africa with coastline on the Indian Ocean. It has a population of around 49.7 million people and gained independence from Britain in 1963. The culture of Kenya includes Maasai dances from Northern Kenya which involve circular formations and high jumping. Kamba dances from Eastern Kenya involve shoulder shaking and foot stomping. Christianity and Islam are the main religions, with Swahili and English as the official languages. Kenya has implemented free primary and secondary education programs which have increased school enrollment significantly in recent years.

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Kenya

Kenya is located in East Africa with coastline on the Indian Ocean. It has a population of around 49.7 million people and gained independence from Britain in 1963. The culture of Kenya includes Maasai dances from Northern Kenya which involve circular formations and high jumping. Kamba dances from Eastern Kenya involve shoulder shaking and foot stomping. Christianity and Islam are the main religions, with Swahili and English as the official languages. Kenya has implemented free primary and secondary education programs which have increased school enrollment significantly in recent years.

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Kenya

By: Leigh Scarano, Julia Zendell, Kayleigh Basovsky and Mazie Stiles
Background information
Location- Coastline of the Indian Ocean in South East Africa,
the neighboring countries are Ethiopia, Somalia, South
Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Capital- Nairobi

Population- 49.7 million

Independence from Great Britain- December 12th, 1963

Main language- Swahili


Here’s a glimpse of the culture in Kenya

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__yvrxmpDh4
Dance
Maasai Dances of Northern Kenya

● The North represents the Maasai tribe


● There dance consists of them making a circle and
jumping really high
● They wear colorful beaded necklaces and sing their
traditional music

Kamba Dances in the Eastern Province

● This dance involves shaking their shoulders while


stomping their bare feet
● The music usually has drums, beats and flutes in it
Religion
● Kenya Constitution promises freedom of
religion
● Half of the population is Christian
○ Many Christians are mainly located in
the West
● 10% of population is Muslim
○ Many Muslims live in the eastern
coastal region
● Small Hindu minorities
Language
● Keyna is a multilingual country
● Swahili and English are the two official languages
● The main language is Swahili
● English is mostly spoken in commerce, schooling and
government
● Literacy rate is 82%
Education
● The government of Kenya instituted a free
primary education for all programs and
later made secondary education also free
in 2008
● Nearly three million more students were
enrolled in primary school in 2012 than in
2003 due to the free tuition
● The number of schools increased by
7,000.
Education Structure
● Kenya follows a 8-4-4 system which replaced
the model 7-4-2-3 in 1985
○ 8 years of primary education
○ 4 years of secondary education
○ 4 years of undergraduate education
● Formal schooling begins at the age of 6 with
compulsory and free basic education until age
14
● Secondary schooling is also free but not
compulsory
● Vocational or technical school after secondary
school is an extra 1-3 years
Learning Styles
Auditory: we spoke clearly

Visual : we showed a video and the students could see the slides throughout the
presentation

Applied: we compared schools in Kenya to schools in the United States which is a


real life situation

Spatial: the students drew the Kenyan flag

Social and verbal: the students came up and presented different conversations in
Swahili and translated their conversations back to English
References
● https://wenr.wes.org/2015/06/education-kenya
● http://www.expatarrivals.com/africa/kenya/education-and-schools-kenya
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__yvrxmpDh4
● http://theinformer.co.ke/1018/public-schools-receive-funds-from-the-
education-ministry/
● https://www.britsinkenya.com/2015/12/08/natalie-portman-lends-a-helping-
hand-to-build-schools-in-kenya/
● https://www.pinterest.com/pin/377528381243031983/?lp=true
● https://www.pinterest.com/pin/358880664027825881/
● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamba_people
● https://sojo.net/articles/kenyan-muslim-who-shielded-christians-terrorists-dies
Go over worksheet!

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