Boarding schools and schools of excellence – Life here

Published on : 12/09/2022 – 06:17

Two students in a schoolyard in Senegal. © Iwaria

Crowded classes, demotivated teachers and repeated strikes: in Senegal, the ills of public schools have convinced many parents to turn to private establishments or even boarding schools, deemed to be more demanding. International, bilingual schools are particularly popular. A success favored by the emergence of a middle class which does not hesitate to bet everything on the education of children, as explained this morning online from Dakar Aminata Thior.