Watch the clip – what has it to do with Kenya? Starter Watch the clip – what has it to do with Kenya? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ah_Yf7ey1Q&feature=related

How does Kenya benefit from being in the Commonwealth? LO: Be able to explain how the commonwealth has supported Kenya.

What is the Commonwealth? Today the Commonwealth is a family of 53 nations in every continent. In the past many of these nations were part of the British Empire. They have now chosen to join the modern Commonwealth. The Commonwealth includes some of the richest and poorest, largest and smallest nations in the world.

Interactive World Map Link: http://resources. thecommonwealth

What does it do? Every country in the Commonwealth has signed up to a shared set of values. These include holding fair and free elections and respecting human rights. In the past, some countries have been suspended from the Councils of the Commonwealth because they did not follow this agreement. Zimbabwe was suspended for a year in 2002 because top politicians said president Robert Mugabe's supporters used violence to help him win an election. A row at the 2003 summit in Nigeria led to Mr Mugabe withdrawing his country.

Does it do any good? Commonwealth organisations played a leading role in South Africa when opposing apartheid (the separation of white and black people). Commonwealth observers are often present at elections to make sure they are fair. Many Commonwealth projects work with communities to help tackle environmental issues. For example, the Iwokkrama Rainforest Programme in Guyana protects the rainforest and helps local people earn a living too.

Map the Commonwealth Countries Using an atlas and the list of commonwealth countries. Add them onto your world map. Shade each territory. Label the country (using a capital letter, as place names are proper nouns). Add a key. Add a title and north arrow. Divide the work with your partner, so you can search and locate different countries to help each out.

The then-Princess Elizabeth waves goodbye as she departs for her 1952 commonwealth tour.

She was staying at Treetops, an elaborate treehouse on the edge of a watering hole in Kenya's Aberdare National Park. As the legend goes, she went up the tree a Princess and came down a Queen (George VI having died in his sleep at Sandringham in the meantime). It was, by all accounts, a comfortable three-bedroom shack (plus tiny servant's quarter) built in the upper branches of a giant fig tree.

Jubilee Celebrations in 2012

Flying the commonwealth country flags.

Boats in the Flotilla, flying commonwealth country flags.

What did Gary find out about the Masai?

Plenary Do you think Tourism in Kenya benefits from being part of the commonwealth? Write your opinion in your book as 3-4 sentences.