Why Tanzanian Millionaires Enrol Their Children to Kenyan Schools

Why Tanzanian Millionaires Enrol Their Children to Kenyan Schools

Gharama za Shule nzuri Tanzania ni ghali sana, ukilinganisha na Shule ya hadhi hiyo hiyo Kenya. Mfano mzuri ni ada ya Braeburn Tanzania na Kenya
 
Hakuna mtz mjinga apeleke mtoto Kenya ache kupeleka south Africa, Zimbabwe Namibia ,Mauritius apeleke far kilometers away
Hakuna mkate mgumu mbele ya chai
 
 Brookhouse School Karen along Nairobi’s Magadi road,

Brookhouse School Karen along Nairobi’s Magadi road, FILE
The number of Tanzanian students enrolled in Kenyan Universities, preparatory and secondary schools has in recent years been rising steadily.

Kenyans.co.ke spoke to a Tanzanian student who had been enrolled at the Brookhouse School to understand why her parents chose to forego high-end schools in Tanzania and enrol her into a Kenyan school.

The main attraction is the exposure elite Tanzanians get when schooling in Kenya.

"Our parents want us to be able to speak fluent English because our mode of instruction in most primary and secondary schools in Tanzania is Swahili. This limits most Tanzanians even when they proceed to universities where English is the mode of instruction," our source stated.

The Kenyan experience also allows them to make professional networks which serve them in their respective careers, many of them returning to run family businesses.

 Brookhouse School Karen along Nairobi’s Magadi road,

An aerial view of the International School of Kenya which is located in Nairobi, FILE

English National Curriculum
“Brookhouse offers an International curriculum and my chances of winning positions to top universities are higher than those who attend both local and international schools in Tanzania," the student stated.

Most of the high-end schools in Kenya including Braeburn Schools, Brookhouse, St Andrew’s Turi and Peponi Schools offer the English National Curriculum.

Some of the schools expect the children to sit for British primary SAT’s and the secondary school IGCSE which is reported to be harder than the British equivalent GCSE.

This curriculum makes it easier for the students to win positions and scholarships in Ivy League universities, colleges in Canada, Japan, Spain and other top universities around the world.

Qualification of teachers
Most of the teacher’s in Kenyan International Schools have undergone training in some of the world’s best schools, therefore, ensuring the millionaires that the education side of their child’s life is sorted.

The children learn different languages at an early age and also learn about subjects like coding.

Extracurricular Activities
Most of the international schools in Kenya participate in the East African Model United Nations and the President’s Award which is the Kenyan Edinburg Awards.

Compared to high-end Tanzanian schools, Kenyan schools are better funded in music, theatre and sports and this assures the millionaires that their child’s talents will be nurtured.

Diversity
International schools in Kenya favour an international mix of students and this assures the parents that their child will not face difficulties when he/she finally moves abroad.

In addition to those factors, some Tanzanian millionaires want their children to undergo the old-fashioned British education which is offered by Kenyan schools like the Waldorf School in Karen. Additionally, the schools have expatriate heads and meet standards that are at par with their international competitors.

These are factors that Tanzanian International schools are yet to meet and this has pushed more millionaires to enrol their children in Kenyan schools.

Peponi School in Nairobi is one of the most expensive schools in the country

Peponi School in Nairobi is one of the most expensive schools in the country

Sioni cha ajabu ikiwa mwai kibaki mwenyewe alisoma tz
 
Huko mtahangaika sana mkienda maana hawachakachui, maana kwamba hawajui Kiswahili na inapaswa ufundishwe na mtu anayekijua Kiswahili kwanza.
Tuna Watanzania wengi sana huku kuanzia shule za msingi hadi vyuo vikuu, juzi nilikwenda kumrudisha mwanangu shule nikakutana na gari la kifahari lenye nambari za Kitanzania humo, Mtanzania mwenye hela zake ndefu kawaleta wanae pia.
Mtanzania akisomea Kenya akirudi kwao maisha humuendea vizuri sana, kuna mmoja nilimfahamu hadi akaitiwa uhamiaji ofisini maana wenzake walidhani Mkenya...hehehe maana huko serikali hutia jitihada zote kulinda Watanzania dhidi ya ushindani wa Wakenya, sasa likija la Mtanzania aliyesomea Kenya inakua hamna namna ya kuwalinda.....

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Yaani unaamini shule ya maana inaweza kuwa na tangazo kama hilo? Kwahiyo wanaosoma kenya ndio wakirudi bongo wanaishia kufundisha shule hizo
 
Sometimes tuwe wa kweli tu maana msema kwel ni mpenzi wa Mungu. Elimu ya kenya ipo juu kulinganisha na ya tz. Uganda ndio kabisa heri ata ya bongo. Wakati mwanangu akiwa std 8 kenya akija bongo nampa mitihani ya form 3 tz na anafanya na kufaulu. Utaona hio gape. Wenzetu wametuacha na sio dhambi tukikubali japo inauma.
Acha uzwazwa wewe hapo tatizo ni lugha tu, masomo ya form 1 tz ndio hayo ya msingi kilichobadilika ni lugha tu
 
Sometimes tuwe wa kweli tu maana msema kwel ni mpenzi wa Mungu. Elimu ya kenya ipo juu kulinganisha na ya tz. Uganda ndio kabisa heri ata ya bongo. Wakati mwanangu akiwa std 8 kenya akija bongo nampa mitihani ya form 3 tz na anafanya na kufaulu. Utaona hio gape. Wenzetu wametuacha na sio dhambi tukikubali japo inauma.
Sometimes tunaexagrate uwezo wa wanafunzi toka kenya .kuna advantage ya kiingereza tu. Sasa wazazi wengi wana hangover ya mkoloni kudhani kiingereza ndio elimu . Chukua mtoto anayesoma physics au maths ngazi ya form six au university toka kenya na tanzania utakuta elimu yao ya kusolve maswali ya somo husika wako sawa. Kama ingekuwa english ndio suluhisho basi malecturer na maprofessor wa university za tanzania wangekuwa waliosomea kenya na huko nje waliosomea huko mnakosifia. Kupeleka mtoto nje ni arrogance ya pesa ya matajiri tu basi, haina uhusiano na weledi wa mtoto wa masomo huko mwishoni. Ukitaka kujua ukweli huo chukua mtoto mwenye division one ya tanzania halacu mpe scholarship aende chuo bora huko nje, labda marekani MIT au HAVARD ,husezi kukuta amerudishwa kwa kufeli. Kinyume chake hao wanaosomea huko sekondari za kenya hata sifa za kwenda university za nje huwa wengi hawazipati. Mungu ni mwema sana, hatima ya mtoto kimasomo inategemea IQ yake na bidii ya kusoma. No wonder maprofessor wote ni weny background ya wazazi wenye kipato cha kawaida tu. Matajiri somesheni nje kuandaa watoto watoto wenu waje kuendeza biashara zenu lakini kudominate vacancy za serikali ,never on earth . Working class ndio wataendelea kudominate nyanja zote za ajira. Hata marekani na ulaya and the word over kanuni hiyo inafanya kazi. Pesa haitakuja iamue uslewa wa masomo, nawasilisha.
 
Sio kweli. Ila pia lugha na elimu ni mapacha. Nimekusoma ww unaongea nadharia mi nina evidence. Ila unaruhusiwa kubisha na kutukana maana ndicho unachoweza.
Mzee mimi nimesoma bongo nilichosoma std 6&7 ndio nilichosoma form kwa kingereza, kama kuna additional ni kiduchu
 
Uganda bora na Tz, ndio maana wanaofeli Tz form four wanaenda kuendelea form five Uganda.
Lakini kumbuka UG hawafundishi Kiswahili kwa shule za kawaida isipokuwa shule za mafunzo ya kijeshi pekee! M7 alishatia breki hio lugha kwa raia wa kawaida
 
Lakini kumbuka UG hawafundishi Kiswahili kwa shule za kawaida isipokuwa shule za mafunzo ya kijeshi pekee! M7 alishatia breki hio lugha kwa raia wa kawaida
Tatizo kuu hapa siyo lugha, kama ni kingereza Tanzania kuna English medium nyingi tu wanafundisha kingereza. Tatizo kubwa kwa elimu yetu ni mtaala kwa ujumla, mtaala wetu umechezewa sana hasa kwa miaka ya hivi karibuni.
 
Sometimes tunaexagrate uwezo wa wanafunzi toka kenya .kuna advantage ya kiingereza tu. Sasa wazazi wengi wana hangover ya mkoloni kudhani kiingereza ndio elimu . Chukua mtoto anayesoma physics au maths ngazi ya form six au university toka kenya na tanzania utakuta elimu yao ya kusolve maswali ya somo husika wako sawa. Kama ingekuwa english ndio suluhisho basi malecturer na maprofessor wa university za tanzania wangekuwa waliosomea kenya na huko nje waliosomea huko mnakosifia. Kupeleka mtoto nje ni arrogance ya pesa ya matajiri tu basi, haina uhusiano na weledi wa mtoto wa masomo huko mwishoni. Ukitaka kujua ukweli huo chukua mtoto mwenye division one ya tanzania halacu mpe scholarship aende chuo bora huko nje, labda marekani MIT au HAVARD ,husezi kukuta amerudishwa kwa kufeli. Kinyume chake hao wanaosomea huko sekondari za kenya hata sifa za kwenda university za nje huwa wengi hawazipati. Mungu ni mwema sana, hatima ya mtoto kimasomo inategemea IQ yake na bidii ya kusoma. No wonder maprofessor wote ni weny background ya wazazi wenye kipato cha kawaida tu. Matajiri somesheni nje kuandaa watoto watoto wenu waje kuendeza biashara zenu lakini kudominate vacancy za serikali ,never on earth . Working class ndio wataendelea kudominate nyanja zote za ajira. Hata marekani na ulaya and the word over kanuni hiyo inafanya kazi. Pesa haitakuja iamue uslewa wa masomo, nawasilisha.
Elimu sio kusolve maswali pekee.

Ni suala la connection na exposure.

Ukisoma IST sio sawa na aliesoma Kibasila.

Mitazamo ya maisha itatofautiana kwa kiasi kikubwa sana.
 
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