Teacher’s Club

TEACHER'S CLUB

A new initiative introduced during Rwanda Edition 1 was the inception of a weekly webinar-like session, hosted by an AGGP team member, whereby a special industry expert or guest speaker is invited to share in a conversational virtual information session for all participating teachers on a selection of thought-leadership, education and entrepreneurship topics.

The aim of the weekly Teacher’s Club is to create an environment where teachers have the opportunity to engage with like-minded teachers from other participating schools, receive guidance on the implementation of Wavumbuzi during classrooms and share in their common passion for education, entrepreneurship and student readiness.

Each week includes an exciting industry-related topic and the celebration of a Star Teacher (the category for this is based on what the Project Manager per country decides). These sessions stimulate the ongoing engagement of teachers during the challenge and create a community that celebrates entrepreneurial competency studies.

Logistical Breakdown of Teacher's Club

• The Teacher’s Club is hosted by the Project Manager/Teacher Liaison and attended by registered teachers only (it’s one of the benefits of being registered).

• It takes place once a week during the Challenge duration on a set day, with a set time. Once the Challenge has ended, the intention is to run it on a monthly basis (to keep teachers engaged during the quiet season of Wavumbuzi) - but this is based on the decision from the Project Manager.

• The Project Manager is also responsible for:

  • Arranging the guest speaker + briefing them on the session

  • Deciding on the topic for each session

  • Deciding the category for the Star Teacher Award. Two examples are shared below:

    • Eg. 1 > awarded to a teacher who had an outstanding contribution to the facilitation of Wavumbuzi in their schools.

    • E.g. 2 > given to a teacher in a pop question following the guest speaker in the session’s address

    • E.g. 3 > doing a public vote on social media the day before and awarding the teacher with the most votes.

  • Choosing the Star Teacher

• The Junior Marketing Officer is responsible for:

  • Designing the graphic/briefing in the Graphic designer for the invite

  • Putting together the marketing plan for the event

  • Drafting the communications for the event

• General Marketing Plan for the event:

  • The event is usually marketed at least one week before it takes place (to keep it front of mind for teachers closer to the time - particularly because we are regularly sharing comms and don’t want it to get lost).

Tactical Marketing Initiatives for Teacher's Club

• WhatsApp Group Message shared in the Teacher Groups

• Shared on the Social media channels (Facebook, Instagram + Twitter)

• Uploaded to the Teacher Portal Home Page

• Sometimes the invite is also shared via Email

See below an example of one of the Teacher's Club invites.