OUR FLAGSHIP LEARNING MODEL
OUR FLAGSHIP LEARNING MODEL
Practical learning tools, teaching aids and manuals that plug directly into the national curriculum to augment and amplify science lessons in classrooms, for improved learning outcomes. Intra-curricular by design.
The Fundi Bots Enhanced Science Curriculum (ESC) is our intervention to support, augment and amplify the National Schools Curriculum in Uganda as developed by the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) for Primary and Secondary School. Fundi Bots develops practical learning tools, modules, teacher guides and student guides and provides pedagogy training and classroom support for teachers. These tools are then used real time during classes to create a interactive, hands-on, student-centered learning experience.
The Enhanced Science Curriculum also has a Teacher Training component that engages teachers directly in improving pedagogy, increasing technical skills and amplifying student engagement.
The ESC offers:
10-year goal: Improve science learning for 350,000 African students and train 5,000 teachers across 850 schools by 2030
For the 2022 Pilot project, we identified schools from the four regions of Uganda: East, West, Central and North. The regional teams identified schools that are of different demographics to participate in the rollout so that we can get a feel of the effectiveness of our intervention in different scenarios. For the pilot of the rollout this year 2022, we have 8 schools in the Northern region, 7 schools in the Western region, 7 schools in the Eastern region and 11 schools in the Central region. We have a total of 33 schools in the rollout with 18 primary schools and 15 secondary schools.
The ESC program expanded its reach to 51 schools and tailored its interventions to the specific needs of different schools through varying levels of support. This ranged from practical learning tools and training of teachers to comprehensive resources, including teacher and learner guide booklets, supported by the Fundi Bots Teaching Associates (TAEs).
In 2023, we piloted the ESC Virtual Fundi Pilot Program, a transformative initiative to digitize the Enhanced Science Curriculum in Ugandan schools. Deployed across 51 schools in the central, western, eastern and northern region offices, the pilot equipped Senior One and Primary Four classes with portable tablets preloaded with an interactive digital platform.
The platform replaces traditional teacher manuals with multimedia content, including instructional videos, interactive guides and digital lesson plans, to improve lesson delivery and foster independent teaching practices.
2025 also marked the final stage of our four-year ESC pilot. It is our strongest model for large-scale impact. By combining practical, hands-on activities with robust digital learning tools, the ESC addresses systemic challenges in science education while remaining flexible and cost-efficient.
The model improves classroom engagement and learning outcomes, and sets the stage for rapid expansion to schools, communities and countries, moving us closer to our goal of transforming science education for one million learners across Africa.
The Fundi Bots team reviews the National Curriculum for a certain class level and selects a topic that we can provide support for. We then identify the intended learning outcomes from the National Curriculum and write the modules or class lesson plans with an accompanying student guide.
These modules are continuously reviewed until we find a suitable, equitable and practical way to achieve the learning outcomes stipulated in the curriculum.
We then build/ purchase the tools that are needed for experiments or activities in the modules and simulate a learning experience using the tools. The tools are tested rigorously and then multiplied, packed and delivered to schools for use in the classroom alongside the student and teacher guides.
Fundi Bots provides training for teachers across Uganda as we build the ESC tools. We also get feedback and ideas from teachers during the testing and development of tools.
When teachers use tools in the classroom for the first time, we provide a Rollout Support Staff, who assists the teacher in preparing for the classes and troubleshooting with tools or experiments that may not be working. They also report on the use of the tools and their effectiveness in the classroom.
Fundi Bots uses the data gleaned from the rollout to improve our tools and manuals to better serve the needs of the teachers and students in the regions.
We also iterate on design of tools continually to ensure that the most efficient use of resources is ensured and that the tools will be able to serve many cohorts of students.
The ESC approach is grounded in hands-on learning, active student participation, formative assessment, and continuous teacher support and mentorship. It is implemented in semi-rural, rural and urban public and private schools at both primary and secondary levels.
It has shown a consistent and measurable positive impact across the four-year pilot phase. ESC learners outperform national averages every year, with higher distinction rates, reduced failure rates and stronger general academic achievement. Teacher practice has improved, and learners show stronger curiosity and participation.
From 2022 to 2025, the ESC showed strong and sustained potential, improving learning outcomes and teaching practices.
Fundi Bots started the first pilot test of the Enhanced Science Curriculum in the first school term of 2020. Unfortunately, it was significantly impacted by COVID-19. We resumed the pilot in 2022 with a target of 33 schools, 65 teachers and 5,310 students.
The four-year pilot was successfully completed and as of 2026, impact evaluation assessment and scale strategy is underway. The numbers reached so far are below