Is there anyone in the world who doesn't love Eddie Woo?
Australia's most famous math teacher has inspired a whole new generation of teachers in Uganda on a recent trip with the School for Life Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation working in rural Uganda.
Mr Woo rose to fame in 2012 after recording and uploading math lessons to YouTube to ensure one of his students struggling with a serious illness didn't fall behind.
Australian maths teacher Eddie Woo in Uganda. Source: Eddie Woo
The student wasn't the only one who tuned in - with the large viewership inspiring the Sydney teacher to create his own , which has more than 530,000 subscribers worldwide.
Mr Woo met School for Life founding director Annabelle Chauncy at a University of Sydney alumni awards dinner, where Ms Chauncy was celebrated for building and operating community schools.
“By the end of the awards night I think I already had him booked on a plane to come over to Uganda,” .
Mr Woo headed over to host professional development sessions for teachers at the school and was soon a hit with the students as well.
Eddie Woo and Annabelle Chauncy at School for Life in rural Uganda. Source: Eddie Woo
“The teachers were just lapping up the time they spent with Eddie,” Ms Chauncy said.
“And the kids loved him – they were calling him Eddie Whoa!”
The 17-hectare School for Life property is about a 90-minute drive from Uganda's capital Kampala.
Mr Woo said he spent his days one-fifth observing a teacher and four-fifths running
classes with teachers watching him.
“The thing is, I spent four years at university studying learning theory," he said.
"They’ve had nothing even close to that.”
Eddie Woo rose to fame for making maths fun in captivating YouTube videos made for school students. Source: Eddie Woo
