Our Community
We do not believe that learning happens only in the classroom. Nor do we consider learning to be a one-way process flowing solely from teacher to student.
Over the years, we have learned a great deal from our students.
We have had the opportunity to learn about the academic expectations they face at universities, the educational systems in different countries, research cultures, study habits, and their transitions into professional life.
Our relationship with many of them continued well after their classes concluded. We listened to their experiences, celebrated their successes, observed the challenges they faced, and benefited from the new perspectives they brought from different parts of the world.
This process has not only contributed to the growth of our students. It has enabled us to grow as well.
Much of the knowledge, observations, and experience we possess today stems not merely from textbooks or curricula, but from following the lives of our students over the years.
Perhaps this is why we do not view @ibeviankara merely as a place where lessons are taught. We see it as a learning community where students and teachers from different generations continue to learn from one another.
An experience a student has at university a few years down the line can shed light on a question another student will encounter later.
A study habit acquired by an alumnus can make another student’s journey easier. A mistake made by one can help another make a more informed decision. We strive to carefully listen to, understand, and pass down these accumulated experiences to future generations.
Because knowledge is not found solely in books. Sometimes, knowledge lies hidden in the experience of someone who has walked the same path before.
For this reason, the Homecoming BBQ gatherings we organize every year are not merely a tradition for us. They are a reunion where students from different eras come together again, share their experiences, learn from one another, and keep this collective memory alive.
For us, a community is not composed merely of people who have been in the same place.
A community is composed of people who contribute to one another’s learning, and indeed, to their entire lives.
