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From containers to classrooms: converting capitalism’s swords into ploughshares
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There are some ideas, which, when one hears them for the first time, come as a breath of fresh air, and capture one’s imagination. Thare Machi—The Starfish Initiative—is one of these.
It converts shipping containers into classrooms for the developing world. Each container/classroom has eight IT desks, offering interactive lessons in the student’s own language using DVD technology. No previous experience is required, nor is the ability to read or …
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Further information is available from www.starfish-initiative.org
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A fully operational container classroom was exhibited during the entire 2004 Annual RCPCH Meeting in York