I've worked In Ghanaian schools and having met Heather Beam, am confident that the training and manuals produced by PEN will have a very positive effect on students' learning. 

Thank You!!!! Because of your support over 1.7 MILLION children in Ghana, Rwanda and Liberia are engaged in learning! 

In fact, we are celebrating the impact of PEN in a small, low-cost school in Kasoa (near Accra, Ghana). Every one of their students scored the highest grade on their national science exam. Watch video here: https://youtu.be/8PVthNdBExw 

*The key to success?* 
Every one of their teachers was trained by PEN using the strategy outlined in the PEN hands-on STEM manual. 

*Our challenge?* 
To put the PEN hands-on STEM Manual in the hands of every teacher working in underprivileged schools in Africa. We aim to distribute 1,800 sets of manuals this year.  Each set contains one copy of both the Lower Primary and Upper Primary manuals, covering ALL topics in the primary school science curriculum.

*But we need your help.*
The cost is just $28 per manual set. 
That means your gift of $250 equips 9 schools – over 2,700 students will be engaged in active STEM learning. 
Your gift unlocks the door to learning for African children. The PEN STEM program is the key to learning. 

The PEN hands-on STEM Manuals are  
•	Approved by Ghana's National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA).
•	Aligned with the national curriculum.
•	No-cost to low-cost approach for conducting STEM experiments.
•	A step-by-step guide to teaching STEM practically with local materials
•	Enhanced by outdoor activities for learners
•	Inquiry-based and kinesthetic learning
•	Localized STEM, sparking learners’ curiosity, and nurturing them to become problem-solvers.

One teacher said, "The PEN manual is my second Bible!"


I want to encourage and equip African teachers!
Here is my gift of: 
$140 to provide 5 manual sets
$250 to provide 9 manual sets
$500 to provide 18 manual sets
$_______________ to provide as many manual sets as possible

Donate manuals to support hands-on STEM education in Ghana

PEN is enabling every African child to learn by doing. 

In the Upper East Region of Ghana, there was a young boy named Issifu, living in a humble home – his dad was a mechanic and his mom sold goods in the market. 

As he went through elementary school, one of his least favorite subjects was math. One year, his grade in that class was 20%. He dreamed of being a doctor, but with grades like that, it wasn't going to happen. Then in his last year of junior high school, he had a math teacher who used a very different approach in class - he used activities, he made it interesting....even fun! That point marked a 180 degree turn in Issifu's life. He began loving the subject, excelling in it, reaching the top of his class across all the subjects, and today he is studying computer engineering at one of the best universities in Ghana.  

Issifu's story is why we are here.  
STEM education changes children's lives.  

We invite you to be a part of childrens' lives in Ghana, walking with them as they explore the world that exists when their potential is unleashed through STEM education.  

From $20 a month, you can become a PEN Pal,  a monthly donor program we have created to connect you with children like Issifu who are yearning for the doors of opportunity to be opened.

Your $20 monthly donation can provide one student with hands-on STEM education for an entire year.  
Your $50 monthly donation can provide one class of 40 students with the resources they need to learn hands-on STEM virtually. 
Your $165 monthly donation can provide one teacher with life-time practical skills to impact 100 new students every year till retirement.  

Right now, millions of children are where Issifu was – they are bored with the traditional classroom, their innate potential is being squelched, and any career aspirations are relegated to pipe dreams. BUT we know that a strong education will change the trajectory of their lives. 

Join us today and become a PEN Pal! 

*Note: Please make sure to select "monthly" under Donation Frequency to be added to the PEN Pals. Thank you for supporting Practical Education Network!*

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