Bridge@home
- P Project/Program
? Activity Status: Unknown
Key Information
During the COVID-19 pandemic children could no longer go to school. To help, Bridge International Academies developed the Bridge@home programme to ensure that children could continue to learn and grow. They devloped materials to keep children on the path to success and make sure that their learning is disrupted as little as possible, including: self study activities, learnig guides, digital storybooks, and mobile freindly quizzes.
- Self Study Activity Packets are scientifically-based to help pupils studying at home practise and learn core concepts from the Syllabus. Self Study Activity Packets include sufficient practise problems, comprehension passages and other activities that help pupils progress through the core topics curriculum.
- Learning Guides are parent-friendly learning guides designed to be able to be used by a member of the household with a pupil. Learning guides are short lessons that can be easily led by an older member of the household, along with targeted practise and answer keys.
- Digital storybooks are keeping children reading while schools are closed by providing hundreds of stories in a virtual library.
- Bridge@Home Mobile Friendly Quizzes are an effective strategy for helping students practice and retain what they learned. They have hundreds of grade-appropriate quizzes in multiple subjects available. Quizzes provide students an opportunity to practice a wide range of skills, from using vocabulary to solving math equations.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda
Activity URL
Government Affiliation
Non-governmental programYears
2020 -
Partner(s)
Not applicable or unknown
Ministry Affiliation
UnknownFunder(s)
Not applicable or unknown
COVID-19 Response
New for COVID-19Geographic Scope
NationalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
- Primary completion
- Primary enrollment
Other
- Remote Learning
Skills
- Literacy
- Numeracy
Cross-cutting areas
- COVID-19 Response
Program participants
Other populations reached
- Fathers
- Mothers
- Other caregivers
Participants include
Not applicable or unknown
Program Approaches Back to Top
Access to school
- Alternative learning centers/mobile schools/home schools
Curriculum/learning
- Increased availability of learning materials
Educational Technology
- Computer-assisted learning
- Digital learning materials/programs
- Digital reading materials (non-textbook)
Social/gender norms change
- Engaging parents/caregivers of students or school-age children/adolescents
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
- Increased primary school completion
- Increased school completion (general)
Cross-cutting goals
Not applicable or unknown