STEM Adventures in Storytelling: How African Children’s Stories Podcast Brings Math and Science to Life
MAGDALENE CHORONGO
African Chilren’s Stories Podcast Lead
A STORY IS LIKE THE WIND—IT COMES FROM A FAR-OFF PLACE AND WE FEEL IT- AFRICAN PROVERB
ABOUT US
African Children’s Stories Podcast, produced by Edutab Africa, is a vibrant space for children, parents, and educators to explore the joy of storytelling and build a strong reading culture across Africa.
Stories help children make meaning of abstract concepts. In math education, storytelling grounds numerical ideas in real-life contexts, improving retention and transfer.
Math podcasts can be designed to bridge formal and informal learning spaces, supporting parental involvement and multi-generational learning.
Storytelling sparks curiosity, critical thinking, and emotional connection.
WHY STORYTELLING IN STEM?
LET’S LISTEN TO A STEM STORY
Critical thinking questions
Soundscapes
Hands-on activities stemming from the stories
Polls
Reflection Pauses
OUR STEM STORYTELLING APPROACH
IMPACT AND REACH
70+
Podcasts In English and Swahili
8K +
Global Listeners and growing!
1000+
Learners through Read Aloud Sessions
IMPACT AND REACH
TOP 100
Ranked as the best children’s podcast- by FeedSpot and One million podcast
LEARNING RESOURCE
to 21k+ community of educators
WHAT WE ARE UP TO!
Animation debut
Kenya Sign Language Interpretation soon!
HOW CAN WE COLLABORATE?
Story Contributions/ development/ co-creation
Story narrations and translations
Educator Integration
Accessibility Champions
Podcast Amplification
OUR PARTNERS
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEER NARRATORS
Ahmed Abdallah Godwin
Fatma Said
Jesca Adema
Joyanda Pendo
Judah Itumbe
David Mwasheghwa
Narisioi Tasighoi
Mitchelle Lung’atso
Patrick Njoroge
Jane Kimani
Faith Wanja
Angel Wambui
Teacher Juma
Mungai Kang’ong’oi
Magdalene Chorongo
The late Michael Mumbo
REFERENCES
MAGDALENE CHORONGO
ACS HOST
THANK YOU!
stories@edutab.africa