Introducing African Educator Nicoline Ambe

How are the children?

The traditional greeting between Masai Warriors is not "how are you?" It is "how are the children?" The traditional answer to this question is: "all the children are well." According to the Masai, if all the children are well, that means "life is good." What an exemplary edification of children!

As one who has worked with children for several years, I believe that every single child is born with GREATNESS. But how they manifest that greatness depends in large measure on the environment they grew up in and the values instilled in them by their parents and guardians.

Our job as parents is to intentionally and thoughtfully bring out the best in our children. To help them rise to their highest potential and fulfill their greatest goals in life. My mission is to help parents prepare their children at home to be high achievers in school.

Through keynotes, workshops, seminars and coaching programs, I provide presentations designed to transform children's lives through the effective leadership and support of their parents. I have helped many parents discover their children's unique abilities and provide strategic support for them at home so that they can succeed in school.

About Me

I am currently working as a special education teacher, providing remedial and intervention services to general education students in grades K-5.

I am a former law professor. My experience in education and instruction spans 17 years. I have taught students of different age groups, skill levels and cultural/racial backgrounds in universities, colleges and elementary schools across Canada and the United States. These experiences have given me a deep understanding of students as far as teaching and learning are concerned, and the simple but powerful habits that parents can implement to empower their children.

As a parent and aunt, I understand the unique challenges that parents face, and the kind of help they need to instill academic excellence in their children.

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Education

My journey as a teacher began in 1992 when I immigrated to Canada from Cameroon, Africa to pursue a Master's Degree in Law at Queen's University, Canada. That Degree opened doors and led me into a doctoral program at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada where I later obtained a Doctorate Degree in Law. It was then that I began teaching various law, political science and women's studies classes at various Canadian Universities while simultaneously pursuing a Doctorate Degree.

In 2000, upon completing my Ph.D. in law, I accepted a Postdoctoral Fellowship as an International Law Fellow to teach International Human Rights law at American University, Washington College of Law. Thereafter, I obtained a second Master's Degree in American Legal Studies from Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, California. With a growing family and a passion to contribute positively to the American public school system, I decided to walk away from academia to teach elementary school. That was a great decision because I enjoy every minute I spend with society's "littlest" ones.

I am simple, humble, and down-to-earth. I love to laugh and I love to give. My life is rooted in a deeply personal relationship with GOD. In God's eyes, I am EVERYTHING.

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My philosophy

My philosophy about children can be summarized in five main points:

• Every single child has the ability to succeed in school, no matter their perceived or apparent 'disability.'
• In today's world, parents must be intricately involved in their children's academic lives.
• A parent does not have to be educated, or be literate, to have a child who excels in school.
• How parents communicate with their children, and the kind of vision they paint for their future, is fundamental to their success in school.
• Parenting takes inordinate patience, deliberation and sacrifice. Those who invest in it win.

Welcome to the Village!

"It takes a village to raise a child." African proverb.

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