African Virtual School goes Splash in Sierra Leone!

We are pleased to announce that learners in Sierra Leone can now subscribe to the African Virtual School (www.africanvirtulschool.com) using Splash Mobile Money (www.splash-cash.com), Sierra Leone's first mobile payment system, allowing you to send money to other mobile users using just your phone.

To subscribe to the African Virtual School with Splash, follow these steps:

SMS to 700:   Buy Your_Pin 078552777 40000

(A user name and password will be sent to you by SMS within 24-48 hours after purchase.  Check out www.splash-cash.com to find your nearest Splash Agent)

Revising in Low-Bandwidth Environments

We have been testing www.africanvirtualschool.com from the beautiful city of Freetown (ok, I'm biased :) ).  One key lesson learned is that video does not work in low-bandwidth environments so streaming lessons are out for the time being.   Simple html pages with as few graphics as possible is a must.  The good news is that the browsing speeds were sufficient to allow for a decent revision experience.  Two new developments in the works are:

1. We are working with a local payments provider to enable subscriptions using a mobile phone.   This opens up enormous prospects for e-commerce in Sierra Leone.
2. A local training company will soon start offering our ICT courses as instructor-led backed by distance learning through the African Virtual School.  In this way, learners will get the best of both worlds.

Stay tuned for for more...

Online Customised Maths Worksheets for African Schools

As part of our school support program, the African Virtual School now offers customised, printable maths worksheets for schools.  African teachers can use our worksheets to create customised questions covering addition, subtraction, multiplication, percentages, rounding and more for their students.  These customised worksheets are available online, saving schools money compared to workbooks.  Of course, schools can still order printed workbooks from us.

How to send money to Africa using Internet Banking

http://www.africandatabase.com/wiki/How_to_send_money_to_Africa_using_Internet_Banking

Senior Secondary Maths and English Revision

The African Virtual School now offers exam revision in Maths and English for senior secondary school students preparing for exams such as WAEC, NECO and Jamb.

How to pass time at an African airport

http://www.africandatabase.com/wiki/How_to_pass_time_at_an_African_airport

How to get screened for sickle cell disease

http://www.africandatabase.com/wiki/How_to_get_yourself_screened_for_sickle_cell_disease