Teacher Feature - Simon Peter, Northern Tanzania

Global Education in the Classroom

My classroom is always set to give every student access to quality education regardless of their status (family, socio-economic, etc.). Both boys and girls including students with special educational needs have equal opportunities to learn. Our curriculum embeds the concept of sustainability in the daily practice of the teacher in the classroom. For instance, students learn how to preserve water, food and other things, keep materials clean and safe to avoid spoilage, keeping the environment clean and green, personal hygiene and sanitation, maintaining good health, etc. The students get the idea of using things for long by taking good care of them (content is delivered in an age-appropriate way including choice of words). And most of the lessons are conducted practically.

I have had the opportunity to participate in virtual cross-cultural exchange programs through Know My World. My students from Uganda shared very useful educational experiences with students from Guadalajara/Monterrey in 2014. Again, through Know My World when I moved to Northern Tanzania, my students were able to engage in an exchange program with students from Hong Kong in 2016. My students did a study with local farmers, wrote a report through group work and shared with students from Hong Kong. My students were able to:

Acquire basic ICT skills
Learn and appreciate the cultures of other people (instilling a spirit of acceptance of diversity)
Learn communication and collaboration skills
Learn basic research skills
Gain mastery of contents in school curriculum
Appreciate environmental conservation (water, land, trees, wildlife)
Appreciate economic development in different places

About Simon Peter

Simon Peter was born in 1984 in Northern Uganda. He has never been married. He completed his primary education in 1999; Grade 10 of secondary education in 2004; Grade 12 of secondary education in 2006 and Bachelor of Science Education in 2012 from Gulu University in Northern Uganda. He held more than 10 student leadership positions between 2002 and 2012. He was immediately retained at Lira Integrated School in Northern Uganda where he had successfully done his teaching practice while pursuing his degree at the university. He taught at Lira Integrated Secondary School from 2012 to 2014 while holding a number of administrative responsibilities including correspondences with organizations sponsoring students at the school. He did a certificate training in cross cultural exchange program in 2017 with KnowMyWorld; driving course in 2015; education for global citizenship training with British Council in 2014; Basic Theory and Practical First Aid with Red Cross Uganda in 2013; Grade 3 Football Referee Certificate in 2010; Computer training in 2007; peace building training in 2002 and 2003.He is currently volunteering in an education project in Northern Tanzania where he influences both students and educators.

Simon Peter is passionate about changing lives through loving kindness, teaching and research. He has very good verbal and written communication skills; good teaching skill; good leadership skill with a gift of encouragement and positive motivation that: “it is always possible to achieve in life when attitude is kept positive”; great ability to work in a team; good technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills and strong work ethics with optimal dedication on tasks and attention to details (Colossians 3:23). These three things are very crucial in his contribution in the community: