Rama Kayyali
- General Manager
- Little Thinking Minds
Bio
Rama Kayyali is GM of MENA at Seesaw Learning following its acquisition of Little Thinking Minds,which she founded and led for 15+ years into one of MENA’s top edtech ventures, reaching 450,000+ students across public, private, and refugee schools. Her work advancing K–12 Arabic literacy has been recognized by MIT Solve, the Schwab Foundation, and the Queen Rania Award for Education Entrepreneurship. She is a Cartier Women’s Initiative Awardee, Eisenhower Fellow, and Arab Women Award winner.
Session
لماذا تعلّم العربية وأين نُخطئ في مواجهة ذلك
Why do Arab children struggle to read? Learn about the gap between the Arabic kids speak at home and the Arabic taught in school, a systems issue, not a parenting or school one. Field data shows a 6x jump in reading with access, interactivity, personalization, and empowered teachers. Hear how 2 moms making content for their sons created and grew Little Thinking Minds to reach 500,000 students, improving literacy outcomes by 30%, and now part of Seesaw Learning reaching millions globally.