Leano-Agent/montessori-mafikeng-connect

Africa's first Setswana-first Montessori school management platform # Montessori Mafikeng Connect **A culturally-relevant, Montessori-aligned school management platform for African Montessori schools** --- ## 🦁 African Sovereignty Focus Built in Africa, for Africa. This project demonstrates African tech sovereignty in education with: - Setswana language integration (local language first, English second) - African hosting (AWS Cape Town) - Cultural relevance in design - Cost-effective for African schools ## 🎯 Core Philosophy ### Montessori Philosophy First - Individual progress tracking (not standardized testing) - Observation-based assessment (not traditional grading) - Mixed-age classroom support (3-year age spans) - Work cycle documentation (2-3 hour uninterrupted periods) - Practical life skills tracking ### African Context Design - **Mobile-first PWA** - 95% of users access via smartphone - **Offline-first architecture** - Works without constant internet - **Setswana language priority** - Local language first, English second - **Low data usage** - Optimized for limited data plans - **SMS integration** - Critical notifications via SMS (Africa's Talking API) ## 🚀 Project Status **Phase 1: Foundation** ✅ **IN PROGRESS** - [x] Project structure setup - [x] Frontend foundation (React + TypeScript + Vite + Chakra UI) - [x] PWA setup with offline capabilities - [x] Setswana/English i18n integration - [x] Backend foundation (Node.js + Express + Prisma) - [x] Database schema design - [ ] Authentication system - [ ] Offline sync infrastructure - [ ] Basic user management ## 🛠️ Technology Stack ### Frontend (PWA) - **Framework:** React 18 + TypeScript - **Build Tool:** Vite - **UI Library:** Chakra UI (African-inspired design) - **State Management:** React Query + Zustand - **Offline Support:** Dexie.js + Service Workers - **Internationalization:** i18next (Setswana/English) - **Testing:** Jest + Cypress ### Backend - **Runtime:** Node.js + Express - **Database:** PostgreSQL + Prisma ORM - **Cache:** Redis - **File Storage:** A …