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About<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thinking Schools Ethiopia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vision
<\/strong>\"\"The vision of Thinking Schools Ethiopia is for all Ethiopian children to have an opportunity for access to high quality education led by trained and certified Ethiopian educators that becomes a multi-directional model of education nationally and internationally.<\/p>\n

Thinking Schools Ethiopia was started with a grass roots beginnings by Robert Seth Price<\/a> in 2009 initially in collaboration with Children’s Home Society and Family Services, which evolved to Eminence Social Enterprises. Two teachers at the first training, Atsede Teshayou and Dagim Melese, are now the co-country lead trainers for Thinking Schools Ethiopia (TSE). TSE is currently a collaboration between Thinking Schools Ethiopia and Thinking Foundation.<\/sup>. TSE is for teachers, whole schools, educational bodies and countries who want to develop 21st Century learning and thinking environments using thinking skills with proven impact across the globe. Adopting different pathways for thinking, this is a unique, sustainable, whole school approach to learning with student centred thinking at its heart.<\/p>\n

Thinking Schools Ethiopia<\/a> – Tigray is a collaboration of Tigray Development Association<\/a> and Thinking Foundation<\/a> for 37 model schools in 12 Woredas located in all  7 zonal administrations with funding administered by Initiative Africa<\/a> for a Girl’s Empowerment Whole School Change grant from Sida (Swedish Development Agency)<\/a> that began as a grass roots project by Robert Seth Price<\/a> along with lead country trainers Atsede Tsehayou<\/a> and Dagim Melese<\/a>. Read the chapter on Ethiopia<\/a> in the Corwin Press book Pathways to Thinking Schools<\/em><\/a>.
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Goals
<\/strong>\"\"<\/a>The goals of the Thinking Schools Ethiopia collaboration with Ethiopian schools including government, local community, private and religious schools includes:<\/p>\n