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STAR Leadership Academy to Celebrate Graduation Ceremony – Virtually

by Higherlife in Announcements, Education, Events, Our Work. Posted December 14, 2021

On Friday the 17th of December, STAR Leadership Academy (SLA)- the leadership academy by Higherlife Foundation- will have the honor of hosting its first-ever virtual graduation ceremony, giving the Classes of 2020 and 2021 the send-off they deserve – despite the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual event will see the graduates take ...

Higherlife Foundation joins the world in commemorating World Children’s’ Day

by Higherlife in Education, News. Posted November 21, 2021

Higherlife foundation joins the rest of the world in commemorating World Children’s Day- a day for advocating, promoting, and celebrating children’s rights. World Children’s Day was first established in 1954 as Universal Children’s Day and is celebrated on 20 November each year to promote “international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children’s welfare.” At ...

GROWING TREE: An integrated approach to early years learning

by Rumbidzai Nenzou in Education, Our Work. Posted September 3, 2021

Higherlife Foundation today has released a special white paper report for early years education entitled “The Growing Tree: An integrated approach to early years learning”, describing the effectiveness of the Growing Tree foundational phase learning program in improving the learning outcomes of foundational phase learners in a crisis period. The in-depth research is critical in ...

Taking Learning to the Home and Community webinar series

by Higherlife in Education. Posted May 24, 2021

Parents/Guardians are a child’s first teacher. They teach their child to walk, to talk and interact with the world. But as the child grows and formal education begins, many parents defer the responsibility of teaching to the school. They focus on ensuring their children have access to education. COVID-19 and lockdown conditions forced this to ...

Lockdown Learning: Building Strong Foundations for Future Success

by Higherlife in Education. Posted May 5, 2021

Did you know that 60 years ago, more than half the world’s population could not read or write? Today this is less than 14% thanks to the global efforts in expanding Early Childhood Education and reducing education inequalities. The COVID-19 pandemic has had damaging effects on the access to education for all learners, especially those ...

Higherlife Foundation Education Pillar Hosts Preparing Safe Schools Webinar

by Higherlife in Education, News. Posted April 21, 2021

In preparation for the safe opening of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE) developed standard operating procedures for schools to limit the exposure of learners to COVID-19; and reduce the chances of COVID-19 transmission amongst learners, teachers, and school communities. To educate teachers and guardians on these SOPs, ...

Mounting “A STAR” Response

by Higherlife in Education. Posted July 22, 2020

For many schools, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a quintessential adaptive and transformative challenge. There is no preconfigured playbook on how to respond, and there has been a great need to leverage technology and remain nimble. Within a week of the closure of the STAR Leadership Academy following national lockdown measures, an online remote learning ...

Learning Never Ends

by Higherlife in Education. Posted July 22, 2020

Education is the foundation upon which our work is built. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted education systems around the world and is driving a long-overdue revolution in education. With the closure of schools, it was imperative that we provide solutions to ensure that learning continues for the many learners in the country. Through the online ...

STAR Leadership Academy holds inaugural graduation ceremony

by Higherlife in Education, News. Posted December 16, 2019

On Saturday 14 December, the STAR Leadership Academy held its inaugural graduation ceremony at its newly built campus in Shawasha Hills, Harare. The graduation ceremony saw 78 students graduate from the Academy after going through a full-year premier leadership programme that immersed them in a world-class leadership curriculum. During the event, individual students were also ...

Future of youth front and centre in Kigali at 2019 YouthConnekt

by Rumbidzai Nenzou in Education, News. Posted October 18, 2019

How can we empower more of our youth and put them on a firmer path to opportunity? That was the question on the table this month at the 2019 Youth Connekt Summit, held in Kigali, Rwanda. This annual convening connects youth from across Africa and beyond to engage, design, and accelerate youth empowerment efforts at ...