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The People Behind Nucleus

The teachers, specialists and staff who make a Nucleus classroom what it is. Each issue is a long conversation with one of them: where they come from, how they think about their subject, and what they are building with our students in Addis Ababa.

2 parts · Updated 7 October 2026

Part 1“I Am Just Not Good at Maths”: Meet the Physicist Who Teaches It at NucleusRajif has an M.Sc. in Materials Physics and a PhD in progress, and he teaches mathematics to our students in Addis Ababa. In the first issue of The People Behind Nucleus, he explains why no child is born bad at maths, and what he asks a student who is stuck.2 September 2026
Part 2When Your Child Gets a Bad Grade: Our School Director on What Comes NextDaniel Hiest has spent more than 40 years in schools across Europe, Africa, South America and Canada. Our School Director explains why a grade never defines a child, where AI belongs in school, and what he means by an education of the heart.7 October 2026