Noble Kelly

Facilitated development work in South Africa, Ethiopia, Guyana, Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda mainly with education reform and teacher professional development. Incorporated Education Beyond Borders in March of 2007 to fulfill the need to support teacher colleagues in emerging and disadvantaged regions and to satisfy the needs of those who long to make a difference. Volunteering in Africa since 2005 developing Education Beyond Borders (EBB), which is a non-profit, non-denominational NGO devoted to closing the global education divide through teacher professional development and community education. EBB focuses on the building of teacher leaders as the key to quality education for all. Despite its crucial connection to economic and social development, teacher training is often uneven, protracted, or unsupported. In addition, teachers are rarely included in educational policy change or significant decision-making. Teachers are not just a resource for our children; they are the key to development. Education is a collaborative effort lasting a lifetime; EBB's learning model is designed to connect global "best practices" to those - at the local level - who can build their capacity and, in so doing, change their communities. It is through this approach that we hope to connect schools for a continued and sustained relationship--enabling teachers and students to grow together through shared experiences and global education. I am quickly establishing Education Beyond Borders into the premier volunteer organization for educators to support their colleagues in emerging regions around the world through a train-the-trainer model of best practices workshops, collaboration, connecting classrooms, and mentoring.