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Math becomes optional in Kenya’s senior secondary school

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Kenya’s education ministry announced in March 2025 that mathematics would be an optional subject in senior secondary school, which begins in grade 10. Most students in this grade are aged 15 years. The education minister said the mathematics taught from grade 4 to grade 9 was sufficient for foundational “numeracy literacy”.

The change, in January 2026, is part of a shift to a new education system styled as the competence based curriculum. The decision is not to scrap maths altogether but rather to make it optional. However, given the poor performance in this subject, it is expected there will be few takers.

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Dance with Dyscalculia

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At the heart of MoveAbility is the inspiring journey of Claire Landis, a passionate dancer who, despite living with ADHD and dyscalculia, discovered the liberating power of dance. 

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Special education knowledge is power

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Neurodiversity celebration

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Students created the idea to support Neurodiversity Celebration Week, in their words: “We have a lot of people with a whole range of neurodiversity, including autism, ADHD, dyspraxia, dyslexia, and dyscalculia. We wanted to celebrate their superpowers – we have some people with dyscalculia who are brilliant with words and some with dyslexia who are really creative. The walk was about celebrating them very publicly.”

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It is Pi day

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Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159. Pi Day is an annual opportunity for math enthusiasts to recite the infinite digits of Pi, talk to their friends about math, and eat pie.

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