Teaching about Traditional Luo Culture

In this video, Madam Clara is teaching a Standard 3 class about traditional Luo culture.  At Sagam Primary, students are initially taught in Luo, the home language for most families in the area.  At standards 1-3 (our grades 1-3) they have additional instruction in Kiswahili and English.  By Standard 4 (grade 4) the majority of the instruction is conducted in English, with some translation into Luo or Kiswahili to insure that students understand the content.  As most reading for information is done in English, students need a strong command of the ability to read with comprehension in English from an early age.  

In this lesson, Madam Clara is teaching about some of the customs that used to be practiced by the Luo traditionally.  Some of the rules that the students found interesting and amusing were that 1) girls were not allowed to climb trees and that 2)parents were not allowed to enter their married children's houses, so if they came to visit, they needed to conduct the visit outside!  

We were fortunate to be able to view (and video tape) a range of lessons!  Look forward to a great science lesson coming soon!