SekolyKintana/SekolyKintana

Trilingual (International) Montessori school in Madagascar building multilingual assessments and AI-powered learning tools for inclusive, self-directed education. # 🌟 Sekoly Kintana | Montessori Learning & Leadership in Madagascar **Trilingual | Culturally Rooted | Future-Oriented** Welcome to the GitHub home of **Sekoly Kintana**, a Montessori school in Taolagnaro, Madagascar dedicated to nurturing critical thinkers, joyful learners, and resilient leaders through **Culturally Responsive Education (CRE)**, **Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)**, and **STEAM**. ## 🧭 About Us At Sekoly Kintana, we blend: - **Montessori methodology** (18 months to age 15) - The **Sounds & Shapes Precision Phonics™** approach for early literacy - Trilingual instruction in **Malagasy, English, and French** - SEL, coaching theory, and **indigenous knowledge systems** We are building a community of lifelong learners ready to thrive both globally and locally. --- ## 🎯 Our Goals on GitHub ### 1. **Multilingual Montessori Assessment Tools** We're developing assessment frameworks based on: - **Assessment *for*, *as*, and *of* learning** (WNCP framework) - Differentiation across three languages - Inclusive design to detect and support learners with dyslexia and differentiated learning abilities. 👉 `#assessments` folder will host: - Formative rubrics - Printable checklists - Self-assessment tools - Open-source multilingual diagnostics - Guide training diagnostics - Project Based Learning (PBL) tools ### 2. **Self-Guided Learning Tools** We're prototyping **low-bandwidth**, **AI-powered** digital tools for: - **Montessori shelf simulations** - Literacy via **Sound Step phonics** levels in English, French and Malagasy - Geography, History, Science and Literature experiences - **Intro to Programming** through storytelling, block-based coding, and Scratch-like interfaces 👉 Future repos: - `Montessori-LMS` - `Letter-Box-App` - `Montessori-Maker-Kit` (DIY, local-materials-friendly) --- ## 🤖 Why AI + GitHub? We believe technology can extend the reach of trained Montessori guides, especially where: - Teachers lack deep subject knowledge (SME) - Classro …