International Education Week: Introduction to Total Reality

Why International Education Week Matters

This week, we mark International Education Week—not as a routine calendar event, but as a moment to pause and reflect on what education truly is and why it matters.

At Urafiki Carovana School, education is an introduction to total reality. It invites learners to encounter the world in its fullness—intellectual, moral, social, social, and spiritual. Throughout this week, our posts will explore the principles that shape how we teach, learn, and grow as a community.

Education as Educere: To Bring Out

The word education comes from the Latin educere—to bring out. Education is not about filling learners with information, but about drawing out their abilities, character, and purpose.

Every learner carries potential worth nurturing, and our role as educators is to help that potential emerge and mature.

Education and Total Reality

Education introduces learners to reality in its fullness. We believe that all of creation has value and dignity because it comes from God.

This belief grounds our commitment to inclusive education at Urafiki Carovana. The work of our SNE department is a living expression of recognizing and honoring the worth of every learner, regardless of ability or need.

Education Happens in Relationship

Learning does not happen in isolation. It grows within relationships—between teacher and learner, parent and child, and school and community.

Trust, guidance, and shared responsibility form the foundation of meaningful education.

Teaching vs. Educating: Why the Difference Matters

At Urafiki Carovana School, we do both.

Teaching focuses on curriculum content; educating prepares learners for life. Through mentorship, assemblies, dialogue, and formation, we aim to help learners understand their role in the world and live responsibly within it.

Education Is a Lifelong Journey

Education does not end with childhood or formal schooling. It is a lifelong journey of growth, reflection, and deeper understanding of God and reality.

This commitment is reflected in our staff workshops and parent seminars—affirming that education is for everyone, at every stage of life.

An Invitation to Our Community

The content we share this week is an invitation to reflect, engage, and reimagine education as more than academics.

As we journey through International Education Week, we invite our community to celebrate an education that forms people who build the Kingdom of God.