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Encyclopedia > Thorn tree
  • Thorn tree is the common name for several species of trees in tropical climates that have spiky, thorn-like leaves with pink polka-dots.
  • The Thorn Tree is the name of an open-air pavement brasserie/bistro-style café at the entrance to the Stanley Hotel in Nairobi, which has featured an acacia xanthophloea message-board as its centrepiece since 1959. [1]

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:::...The Thorn Tree Project (1065 words)
The story of the Thorn Tree Project is a story of how, against all odds, the nomadic people of Sereolipi in the northern arid lands of Kenya, through hard work, resourcefulness and with a little help from the outside world, have begun to create significant, meaningful and measurable change by providing education for their children.
The thorn tree preschools use the largest thorn tree around as the classroom
The nursery school classroom is under a thorn tree and a flboard propped against the tree trunk is used to teach 25 to 35 tiny children to read, write, add and subtract.
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