by Lee Havis
In May, 2023, the Character Teaching (CT) project in Kenya took a step forward when I wrote to the President of Kenya, Dr. William Samoei Ruto, on behalf of IMS to introduce him to the CT project and ask for the support and approval of his government. In my letter, I explained the project and made reference to Everline Oiye, the local Kenyan CT representative.
In response to this initial correspondence, the president’s office replied by referring the matter to Dr. Belio R. Kipsang, Principal Secretary of the State Department of Basic Education, to review the contents of my letter with the aim of establishing a partnership, if viable.
Thereafter, I wrote directly to Secretary Kipsang, to express our interest to assist and cooperate with his review of the project. In addition, Everline Oiye also contacted the office directly to request a personal meeting to discuss the project as well.
The project may be initiated in any country where there is at least one local volunteer to serve as a member of that country’s CT consultation board.
Contact IMS at havis@imsmontessori.org for more details. Images and videos about the project are located at the IMSebsite: https://imsmontessori.org/programs/character-teaching/. In Kenya, contact: Everline Oiye, evalineoiye@gmail.com. Tel. +254720-362739.
