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Christ the Teacher
Institute for Education
Tangaza College
Box 15055
P.C. 00509 Langata
Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: 011-254-2-89-0339
 xteach@kenyaweb.com | 
 Br. Robert Smith, FSC
Sponsored by Saint Mary's University of Minnesota |
MISSION STATEMENT:
 The mission of Christ the Teacher Institute for Education is to prepare Catholic teachers for the Catholic secondary schools of English-speaking Africa. Its primary purpose is to prepare members of religious institutes although it also accommodates a few lay students who show sincere interest in teaching in Catholic secondary schools.
The Institute is committed to a rigorous and stimulating program that will not only thoroughly train secondary teachers in their profession, but, more importantly, inspire in them a sense of teaching as a vocation.
The chief goal of the curriculum is to provide a solid foundation in Christian religious education. At present, the teaching of secular subjects takes a secondary place in the curriculum, although an emphasis on teaching subjects, English, Mathematics, and history / government / geography, is available.
The Institute is also committed to the mission of Saint Mary's University and its School of Education as these are applicable to our specific purposes and to the cultures which we serve.
INVITATION:
 We are looking for qualified university professors among the De La Salle Brothers who would be willing to serve at CTIE for a few years. It will be necessary to carefully match the needs of CTIE with the skills of the individual Brothers.
We are also looking for a qualified Brother or Brothers who would be retired and interested in working at CTIE and Tangaza College as English tutors for writing and vocabulary a few hours each day.
Interested Brothers should contact the Director of CTIE: E-Mail Brother Robert Smith or contact him at the address above.
HISTORY:
 In 1991, as it became apparent that there was a growing number of young religious in East Africa who intended to devote their lives to teaching, and as it became increasingly clear that many of them would not be able to find a place in one of the national universities, and since there were at that time outside of the universities only one or two programs devoted to preparing teachers, particularly for secondary teaching, the De La Salle Christian Brothers, having been engaged in secondary school management in East Africa since 1955, took the initiate to establish a teacher training program in Nairobi. Brother Leonard Courtney, FSC, was the founding Director of Christ the Teacher Centre. An advisory board was called together to propose a curriculum for the program. It was originally hoped that the program would lead in four years to the bachelor degree. It began as a three year teacher diploma program.
When the question of facilities was faced and it became obvious that no one would be able to raise sufficient money to build a college on such short notice, Tangaza College, a constituent college of the Catholic University of East Africa, in Nairobi, housing a major seminary for a consortium of religious orders, was approached to request classroom space. The request was kindly received and granted so that CTIE was housed in one classroom when the thirteen pioneer students arrived in August 1992.
In 1993, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota was requested to sponsor CTIE as an Institute of its School of Education and accredit the three-year diploma and the four-year bachelor degree programs. Over the next two years intensive work was accomplished by Brother Raphael Patton, FSC, the second Director, in cooperation with Brother Louis DeThomasis, FSC, the President of SMU, Dr. Jeffrey Highland, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. James Towers, Dean of the School of Education, and Dr. William Mangan, Director of Institutional Assessment. The vision and creativity of Brother Louis was the driving force that brought all work and preparations to the point of an accreditation visit by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools to SMU in May of 1995 and to Christ the Teacher Institute for Education in June of 1995.
 Official announcement of accreditation by the North Central Association was received at SMU on August 24, 1995. Christ the Teacher Institute for Education is the new name given by SMU. The Institute is part of the School of Education of SMU. Christ the Teacher Institute for Education awarded its first accredited diplomas in May 1996 and its first B. Sc. Ed. Degrees in May 1997.
In 1996 the De La Salle Brothers requested permission to become a member-congregation of the Board of Governors of Tanzaga College, a Constituent College of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, which was granted May 14, 1996. CTIE is an Institute of Tangaza College under Section 11(e) of the Convention of the Constituent College. As an institute of Tagaza College, CTIE also has legal standing in Kenya. The De La Salle Brothers hold the seat on the Board for the good of CTIE and the other religious congregations who are member-congregations of the Board of Directors of CTIE.
Christ the Teacher Institute for Education may also operate other educational programs consistent with its mandate with SMU and Tangaza College. CTIE is governed by its own Board of Directors under the direction of Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and within the agreed policies of Tangaza College.
HISTORY OF TANGAZA COLLEGE:
 Tangaza Theological Centre of Religious opened its doors to the first group of students on 25 August 1986. Twenty students came from seven countries and from three religious congregations. On 30 October 1987, in the presence of the Pro-Nuncio, the Consortium was blessed and formally inaugurated by His Eminence Maurice Cardinal Otunga, Archbishop of Nairobi.
The enrollment at Tangaza College (as it is now legally known) has continue to increase since 1987. In the academic year 1995 - 1996, there were 226 in the mainstreat theological program and 111 students in various other programs. These students come from thirty-five countries. Six classes have completed their studies for priesthood. These graduates of Tangaza are now ministering in Africa and in various places of the world.
On 3 November 1992, the charter of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) was granted by the President of Kenya. With the conferring of this charter and in accordance with the terms of the document, Catholic University of Eastern Africa Constituent College Convention 1993, Tangaza College is recognized as a constituent College of CUEA. While remaining administratively autonomouos, Tangaza is an integral part of the main University. |
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