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Our Cup Runneth Over

Our Cup Runneth Over

 
School’s out in South Africa, but World Cup classes are being held from 1:30 – 10:30 pm. Life lessons abound and we all have much to learn:
 
1. Don’t Blow Your Own Horn Too Often. 

FROM NEW YORK CITY to GABORONE

Juilliard Team at Mokolodi

JUILLIARD ... AT MAP!!!

On 29 May 2010 history was made when a delegation of 8 members from the Julliard School's Black Student Union arrive in Gaborone, Botswana.They are visiting the school for a three week residency. During their stay they will be offering MASTER CLASSES in Drama and Dance. The Team is lead by Candace Feldman, Advisor and LeBaron McClary, Project MAP Coordintaor/Dancer.

Please Don’t Raise Your Hand

A story from 43 years ago ...
Please Don’t Raise Your Hand
 
Some teachers have “it.”  They enter a room and are instantly in command. Students who, moments before, seemed beyond the appeal of reason suddenly take their seats to await instructions.
--Doug LemovTeach Like a Champion
 

Marimba Band Tours United States

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Recognising Our Donors

Donor Recognition 

The following list contains the names of generous individuals, foundations and companies who made philanthropic contributions to Maru-a-Pula or American Friends of Maru-a-Pula in 2008.

 

The Soul of a Student

The Soul of a Student
 
 
"One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity."

MaP Entrance Tests

Form 1, 2010
Entrance Testing
 
 
 
Registration for the entering 2011 Form 1 class is well underway. With Maru-a-Pula’s announcement of our best academic results ever, there is a dramatic increase in applications. 
 

The Intimacy of The Desert

The Intimacy of The Desert
A Reflection on the Global Connections Seminar at King’s Academy: March 16-21, 2010
 
It was an unlikely setting for a business meeting: the spectacular desert landscape of Jordan’s Wadi Rum. Flickering flames illuminated the faces of school leaders from around the globe.   Above, a chilly night sky filled with the smoke of roasting lamb and the glimmer of previously unseen stars.
 

Great Teaching As Conducting

How can a teacher, who sits at a desk throughout a lesson, call what they do, “teaching”? It strikes me as sitting down on the job. How can teachers remain seated if they are truly worked up – as indeed they should be – about their subjects?  
 

A Teacher’s Guide To Talking With Parents

It’s a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most
disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.
Roald Dahl, Matilda
           
In parent-teacher conferences, beyond all the banter and pleasantries, parents and guardians are looking for evidence that the teacher believes two things:

Great Teaching As Conducting

How can a teacher, who sits at a desk throughout a lesson, call what they do, “teaching”?  It strikes me as sitting down on the job.  How can teachers remain seated if they are truly worked up – as indeed they should be – about their subjects?  

 

How To Praise Kids Without Ruining Them

Do you tell your children how smart they are?  Well, stop it, before you ruin them.

 

The Awful Secret About Life’s Bad Stuff

Everything that comes into our lives, we’ve attracted magnetically…. You have to avoid giving your attention to bad stuff … because you’re just attracting more of that stuff.  Seriously.  Think about it.

Rubber Rooms & The Dance of the Lemons

What if your child was taught the same lesson over and over, eight times in fact, by a teacher called “Mars”?   What if you found out the principal had reported Mars to the local education authorities, noting: "He just didn't teach. He did the same thing every day. He confronted kids and pushed them out of the classroom.

So You Want to Give Back?

Why Give Back?

We have tried to make it easy to contribute to Maru-a-Pula because we really need your support! Here are examples of areas in which you can help:

Help Us Find Missing Maru-a-Pula Alumni

The following is a list of "Missing Alumni". Do you have telephone, email, or postal data for any of these people? If so, please send us an email.

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Michael Jensen

Clive Leeuw

Karin Lee Mallory

How Great Teachers Start The Year

What’s the secret to a great beginning?  It helps if you’re ready to start.  Great teachers invariably are.

 

(I can hear some of you non-teachers muttering now: Who wouldn’t be ready to start after a six-week break?)

 

Discipline: Big 'D' vs. little 'd'

So there I was, rather new to the classroom and eager to enforce a simple rule: no gum chewing.  And there he was, the slouching class clown, McDonald Kgomoyane, chomping away on a huge wad of gum, plain as Botswana’s sunniest day. 

 

Tips For Young Teachers

Decide To Teach

Do you love sharing ideas?  Do you enjoy spending time with humans who aren’t buying or selling, but just looking?

 

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