Monthly Archives: August 2010

Rumginae: Multiple Dilemmas (Part I)

Is it better or worse to deploy if you know that not all of the children can have a laptop? “For a truly inclusive learning environment to be established in a school classroom, every child and the teacher must have … Continue reading

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Getting to…Rumginae Primary School near Kiunga, PNG

I did make it Kiunga, but not without considerable drama and shenanigans regarding an overweight plane at the Mt Hagen airport. I was first told I couldn’t take the flight—I had arrived too late, which was not true!! So then … Continue reading

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A school unlike the others–Highlands Christian Grammar School in Mt Hagen, PNG

Highlands Christian Grammar School is not a participant in the OLPC program, and was not on my planned itinerary of schools to visit in PNG. I had the good fortune—serendipity—of being able to visit it because I met the principal … Continue reading

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