In June, SIL LEAD Executive Director Christof Weber had the opportunity to attend the last few days of a materials development workshop in Bacolod City, in the Philippines.
The workshop focused on developing decodable readers in the Sinugbuanong Binisaya language, for Grade 1 students in Negros Occidental as part of the USAID-funded Philippines Advancing Basic Education (ABC+) project led by RTI International…
Read MoreWe’re so thrilled that Bloom has its first Deaf certified trainer that we’re tempted to jump in with several long, enthusiastic paragraphs about it.
But since our goal is to give people the tools to speak for themselves (and since our very first deaf certified Bloom trainer is such a wonderful communicator and a joyous person to experience), here’s Lisseth…
Read MoreOften in development work the approach can be very outside-in, where outsiders come into a community and dictate the sort of work that will be done, then micromanage that work to ensure that the outsider’s goals are achieved. But one of the most satisfying aspects of SIL LEAD’s approach is that we work hard to keep the focus inside-out. In fact, it’s baked into our DNA, with our stated goal of helping local, community-based organizations use their own language to improve their quality of life…
Read MoreThat’s a big title right there, and a question with an oversized philosophical pedigree. Especially considering that what we’re going to talk about in this post isn’t philosophy at all… it’s a relatively small literacy program in the Western province of Papua New Guinea (PNG), a country that many people probably couldn’t even circle on a map. Bear with us, though…
Read MoreThe poet Walt Whitman famously wrote, “I contain multitudes.” And as we attempt to honor the memory of Hazel Large, this fact becomes our stumbling block. How do you remember someone, when every person is so much more than even the sum of their multitudinous parts…
Read MoreA great story draws people together. It reaches across borders and languages, building empathy and understanding in a world where nothing could be more vital. And there are few stories that are more widely beloved than A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh…
Read MoreIf you’ve played WORDLE, you know how quickly this online game becomes addictive. Although only one puzzle is released each day (for now), if you haven’t yet been sucked into this new online obsession, you might not want to start…
Read MoreWhat is it that makes a little girl or a little boy want to learn about science? What, for example, drives a child’s curiosity about outer space, perhaps even to the point where they want to grow up to be an astronaut?
For prominent NASA astronaut Dr. Jessica Meir, watching televised broadcasts of NASAs Space Shuttle missions as a little girl inspired that interest. She watched the story of humanity venturing beyond our little planet and wanted that for herself. Television told a story, and little Jessica was able to imagine something more…
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