Africa will be home to 37% of the world's children by 2050.
We are building the largest network of model schools in Tanzania and East Africa — and forming the workforce to sustain it.
Powered by the teacher. Multiplied by technology.
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Building the schools. Forming the teacher. Scaling both to create a generation of bold, innovative, imaginative African leaders.
THE ENGINE
Silverleaf Teacher College
Building the national workforce required to deliver outcomes-evidenced education everywhere else.
THE PROOF
Silverleaf Schools Network
Proving what outcomes-evidenced, affordable basic education looks like — in best practice, at scale.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Three constraints preventing quality learning from reaching every child.
270,000+
teachers short today
>95% of that deficit still unfilled
01 LEARNING GAP
90%
of children in Sub-Saharan Africa cannot read a simple text by age 10.
Schooling is not translating into meaningful learning.
02 DELIVERY GAP
Only 27%
of children reach secondary school in Tanzania.
Enrolment without quality outcome evidenced learning is not a solution.
03 CAPABILITY GAP
270,000+
teacher shortage. Only ~4% of the pipeline filled.
Without a formed teacher, the ecosystem cannot function.
Silverleaf was founded in 2016 to bridge this opportunity.
5x
One teacher formed.
Five classrooms changed.
THE MULTIPLIER
140+ educators trained · 80%+ placed in education across Tanzania
1
teacher formed
5
classrooms changed
8,000
teachers by 2030
By 2030, that compounds to:
Tanzania's largest Montessori-accredited pipeline
Students directly in the Silverleaf Schools Network
Reached through teachers deployed nationally
What a Silverleaf education builds in every child.
Five pillars. One outcome: A generation of bold, innovative, and imaginative African leaders.
English Mastery
The language of opportunity, from pre-primary.
Academic Attainment
Rigorous, outcome-evidenced, above national benchmarks.
Digital
Fluency
Purposeful use of digital and AI tools for learning and creation.
Student Wellness
Social-emotional development alongside academic growth.
Co-curricular Enrichment
Confident, curious, well-rounded learners.
IT IS ALREADY WORKING
Four indicators. All verified.
All sustained as the network scales.
Student retention
year-on-year
National exam pass rate
Average social-emotional development score
Teacher graduates
active in classrooms
THE BLUEPRINT
Tanzania as proof.
The model as the export.
Build the schools. Form the teacher. Scale both and the blueprint travels.
I chose Silverleaf for my firstborn six years ago. The caring teachers focus on both academic and social growth. Affordable and adaptive — Silverleaf meets students where they are.
- ANANDE NNKO
Executive Director at Girls Livelihood and Mentorship Initiative (GLAMI) and a parent to 3 students.
I chose Silverleaf for my firstborn six years ago. The caring teachers focus on both academic and social growth. Affordable and adaptive — Silverleaf meets students where they are.
- ANANDE NNKO
Executive Director at Girls Livelihood and Mentorship Initiative (GLAMI) and a parent to 3 students.
PEOPLE IN THE SYSTEM
The proof lives in the community.
TANZANIA AS PROOF
From one campus in Arusha
to a national blueprint.
An ecosystem that travels the continent
