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I spent two weeks last month teaching physics at the African Olympiad Academy (AOA), a pan-African, olympiad-focused high school in Rwanda. The school was started just this year by some of the coolest people I know. I first wrote an introduction to this post explaining what the school was all about, because the story and mission of the school are both quite extraordinary. However, I found it a bit cheesy and hard to write, and so ended up scrapping it and will instead redirect you to their website and provide some pictures. In my two weeks at AOA, I taught 16 two-hour classes (8 unique classes, two times each) to 32 students. I introduced students to the study of physics, and covered motion under constant acceleration, some mathematical) pre-requisites, and the principles behind inertial reference frames. Below is what I learned from this experience. This is a lesson I learned about myself, not the Universe. I really enjoy standing in front of the class lecturing. This is slightly surp

Emil Ryd - Blog Teaching at the African Olympiad Academy Oct 16, 2025 The main school building. And yes, the rainbow is real. Introduction I spent two weeks last month teaching physics at the African Olympiad Academy (AOA), a pan-African, olympiad-focused high school in Rwanda. The school was started just this year by some of the coolest people I know. I first wrote an introduction to this post explaining what the school was all about, because the story and mission of the school are both quite extraordinary. However, I found it a bit cheesy and hard to write, and so ended up scrapping it and w

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