Children have gone online let us nurture them on the digital path

Children from MM Shah and Mv Shah Primary School in Mombasa with their Laptops at their School on Wednesday,07th May 2014. [File, Standard]

As students sit the last of the Kenya Certificate for Primary Education Examinations (KCPE), two new studies require us to look beyond a new education system to the wider learning ecosystem if the new Competency Based Curriculum is to succeed.

Nearly 1,500 candidates have the honour of closing the book on nearly four decades of the 8-4-4 education system this week. Widely criticised for its heavy-on-theory and learning-to-pass exams emphasis, the 8-4-4 system also lacked an inclusive disability lens, support for non-employment careers and digital literacy.