Intern blog: “It’s an orientation NOT a borientation”
Hello, welcome to our first Intern blog! This is for you to learn more about your new Pamoja Interns. I’m Amiee, the Marketing Intern here at Pamoja! I’m originally from Hampshire and currently living in Oxford, studying Business and Marketing Management at Oxford...
Is technology the key to a utopian classroom?
Blog, Educator Insights | July 27, 2018
A recent BBC programme called Secrets of Silicon Valley inspired me to reflect on the use of technology in classrooms. The episode called Disruptors asked questions about the future of our society, calling for opinions from some of the world’s greatest technology...
Online learning: Reflecting on one year in a global classroom
My name is Radha, I am from Aruba but I currently attend The Codrington School, The International School of Barbados. I have just completed my first year of the Diploma Programme, and I am taking Psychology SL with Pamoja. My favourite element of the course and the...
Opinion: Is technology ruining kids?
Blog, Educator Insights | June 28, 2018
I recently came across an article by Nicole Krueger following the ISTE Conference & Expo, in which a serious paradigm shift in modern education is explored. The article references the perceived ‘problems’ caused by ‘too much’ technology, and then delves into the...
Intern blog: Final intern blog
Hi, Josh, James and Emilie here with our final blog post as Pamoja interns. This year has flown by and it hasn’t quite sunk in yet that we only have a couple of days left with Pamoja. These last couple of days are all about finishing projects and getting all our files...
Intern blog: So much going on
Hello, hello, Emilie here with my last solo blog as a Pamoja intern. Only about one month left and then I will have completed my one-year internship at Pamoja and will return to university for my final year. I feel that I am so settled in now and feel confident with...
Flexible learning: Gaining skills for university and beyond
My name is Emily, and I’m originally from upstate New York, but I attended middle and high school in Yokohama, Japan. I studied at Yokohama International School, and I am currently a rising sophomore at New York University (NYU). I took the higher level Business...
How are we preparing students for the age of robotics?
Blog, Educator Insights | May 18, 2018
I was recently invited to be a virtual panellist for the Dubai International Academy’s TedEd event, discussing digital learning and technology. This was an event organised by IB Diploma students who prepared and delivered TedEd talks exploring the relationship...