For the third time, a week-long methodology workshop was held in September as part of the four-year PROBONO teacher training program in Tanzania. In addition to 99 teachers, eleven school principals and four district educational officers also came to Mwenge University in Moshi. The involvement of school administrators and state education authorities is extremely important, as new teaching methods and concepts can only be implemented sustainably in schools if all stakeholders are on board.

This year's focus was on training in the use and maintenance of science laboratories, the use of computers and the Internet in lesson preparation, and the topic of child protection in schools. The latter is closely related to the change in teaching concepts. The methodology taught in the PROBONO workshop aims to break down the traditionally strict hierarchical relationship between students and teachers. It does not rely on punishment, but on the active involvement of students in the classroom and on cooperation between learners and teachers. Thus, educating students about children's rights and child protection and working toward the abolition of corporal punishment, which is still widely practiced in Tanzanian schools, is directly linked to the teaching of modern teaching concepts.

The participants from the eleven schools had a full program: from 8 a.m. until the evening hours, they worked intensively and often engaged in lively discussions. The focus was repeatedly on sharing experiences: How can the new teaching methods best be applied in everyday school life? It became very clear that mutual learning at school and exchange among colleagues are particularly important for all teachers in the workshop.