08/06/2026
Healthy Minds, Confident Learners
This month, C**A Kenya turns its attention to something that matters as much as any subject on the timetable — the mental wellbeing of our youngest learners.
Kenya's Competency-Based Education (CBE) was designed to nurture the whole child — their skills, values, and confidence — not just their exam scores. But our primary school children are also navigating new pressures: continuous assessments, SBA projects, performance tasks, and the everyday worries of growing up.
A child who feels safe, heard, and supported learns better.
For parents and teachers, three simple things help:
1. Listen first. Ask "How was your day?" and let them answer fully — without rushing to correct or advise.
2. Normalise feelings. Sadness, worry, and frustration are normal. Naming emotions helps children manage them.
3. Protect rest and play. Sleep, movement, and unstructured play are not luxuries - they are brain food.
If a child seems withdrawn, anxious, or unusually angry for more than a couple of weeks, reach out to a teacher, counsellor, or health worker. Early support changes lives.
Let's raise a generation that is not only exam-ready, but life-ready.
Empowering Communities for Sustainable Growth.
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