{"id":3452,"date":"2016-02-28T14:33:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T14:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?p=3452"},"modified":"2016-03-05T12:12:50","modified_gmt":"2016-03-05T12:12:50","slug":"hayelom-elementary-schoolthinking-schools-ethiopia-tigrayphase-3school-site-visitsprofessional-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?p=3452","title":{"rendered":"Hayelom Elementary School<br>Thinking Schools Ethiopia &#8211; Tigray<br>Phase 3<br>School Site Visits<br>Professional Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/hayelom_testimonial.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3466\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3466\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/hayelom_testimonial.jpg?fit=155%2C151&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"155,151\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1456555532&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hayelom_testimonial\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/hayelom_testimonial.jpg?fit=155%2C151&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/hayelom_testimonial.jpg?fit=155%2C151&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3466\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/hayelom_testimonial.jpg?resize=155%2C151\" alt=\"hayelom_testimonial\" width=\"155\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/hayelom_testimonial.jpg?w=155&amp;ssl=1 155w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/hayelom_testimonial.jpg?resize=24%2C24&amp;ssl=1 24w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/hayelom_testimonial.jpg?resize=36%2C36&amp;ssl=1 36w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/hayelom_testimonial.jpg?resize=48%2C48&amp;ssl=1 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;&#8230;before the refreshment school site visit training and class demonstration lesson we did in two of the real classrooms of our\u00a0school, I thought that Thinking\u00a0Maps were\u00a0only selectively used with some contents but now I\u00a0realize the fact that thinking maps can\u00a0be used with all kinds of contents&#8230;&#8221;<br \/>\n<em>Hayelom Elementary School Teacher at the most recent school site professional development<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12736172_1022238977850205_343749434_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3453\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3453\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12736172_1022238977850205_343749434_n.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1456537905&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"12736172_1022238977850205_343749434_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12736172_1022238977850205_343749434_n.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12736172_1022238977850205_343749434_n.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3453\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12736172_1022238977850205_343749434_n.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"12736172_1022238977850205_343749434_n\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12736172_1022238977850205_343749434_n.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12736172_1022238977850205_343749434_n.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>By Dagim Melese and Atsede Teshayou<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Photos and Video by Atsede Tsehayou and Dagim Melese<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12782483_1022238947850208_1998311973_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3454\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3454\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12782483_1022238947850208_1998311973_n.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1456537893&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"12782483_1022238947850208_1998311973_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12782483_1022238947850208_1998311973_n.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12782483_1022238947850208_1998311973_n.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-3454\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12782483_1022238947850208_1998311973_n.jpg?resize=207%2C155\" alt=\"12782483_1022238947850208_1998311973_n\" width=\"207\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12782483_1022238947850208_1998311973_n.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12782483_1022238947850208_1998311973_n.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a>Hayelom Elementary School was paid a site visit by Thinking Schools Ethiopia (TSE) trainers. The site visits was aimed to support whole school implantation of thinking maps for facilitating students thinking and learning in all the subjects taught . The site visit began with professional development (morning session in which the TSE model was reviewed and a refreshment training on thinking maps was conducted).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12782542_1022240957850007_1395992587_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3455\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3455\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12782542_1022240957850007_1395992587_n.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1456568423&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"12782542_1022240957850007_1395992587_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12782542_1022240957850007_1395992587_n.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12782542_1022240957850007_1395992587_n.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" size-full wp-image-3455 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12782542_1022240957850007_1395992587_n.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"12782542_1022240957850007_1395992587_n\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12782542_1022240957850007_1395992587_n.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12782542_1022240957850007_1395992587_n.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>TSE trainers appreciated and were encouraged by the collaborative spirits, the level of seriousness and purposefulness with which the teachers were engaged, and their reflectiveness and feedback on the training.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12788017_1022235821183854_1658417159_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3458\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3458\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12788017_1022235821183854_1658417159_n.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1456555546&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"12788017_1022235821183854_1658417159_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12788017_1022235821183854_1658417159_n.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12788017_1022235821183854_1658417159_n.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3458\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12788017_1022235821183854_1658417159_n.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"12788017_1022235821183854_1658417159_n\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12788017_1022235821183854_1658417159_n.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12788017_1022235821183854_1658417159_n.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hayelom Elementary School is one of the 37 laboratory schools TSE is providing support for. The teachers have been using the maps and now intensifying its use in class rooms with flexibility and creativity for sharing experience of model of excellence with the other schools in the project.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the pictures taken during the site visit at the school;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12767581_1022240551183381_1383800474_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3459\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3459\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12767581_1022240551183381_1383800474_n.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1456568362&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"12767581_1022240551183381_1383800474_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12767581_1022240551183381_1383800474_n.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12767581_1022240551183381_1383800474_n.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3459\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12767581_1022240551183381_1383800474_n.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"12767581_1022240551183381_1383800474_n\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12767581_1022240551183381_1383800474_n.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12767581_1022240551183381_1383800474_n.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\">Thinking Schools Ethiopia<\/a> &#8211; Tigray is a\u00a0collaboration of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tdaint.org\">Tigray Development Association<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkingfoundation.org\">Thinking Foundation<\/a>\u00a0for 37 model schools in 12 Woredas located in all \u00a07 zonal administrations with funding administered by <a href=\"http:\/\/initiativeafrica.net\">Initiative Africa<\/a> for a Girl&#8217;s Empowerment Whole School Change grant from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sida.se\/English\/\">Sida (Swedish Development Agency)<\/a>\u00a0that began as a grass roots project by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eggplant.org\">Robert Seth Price<\/a>\u00a0along with lead country trainers <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?page_id=1474\">Atsede Tsehayou<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?page_id=1680\">Dagim Melese<\/a>.\u00a0Read the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eggplant.org\/pdf\/thinking-schools-ethiopia-ch11.pdf\">chapter on Ethiopia<\/a> in the Corwin Press book <a href=\"http:\/\/thinkingfoundation.org\/resources\/books\/books.html\"><em>Pathways to Thinking Schools<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12767779_1022238367850266_306139423_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3460\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3460\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12767779_1022238367850266_306139423_n.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1456537771&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"12767779_1022238367850266_306139423_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12767779_1022238367850266_306139423_n.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12767779_1022238367850266_306139423_n.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3460\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12767779_1022238367850266_306139423_n.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"12767779_1022238367850266_306139423_n\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12767779_1022238367850266_306139423_n.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12767779_1022238367850266_306139423_n.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12767297_1022241104516659_374582318_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3461\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3461\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12767297_1022241104516659_374582318_n.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1456568446&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12767297_1022241104516659_374582318_n.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12782172_1022240624516707_691741198_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3462\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3462\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/12782172_1022240624516707_691741198_n.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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