This article as first published on the New Vision Website on April 16, 2022 By David Lukiiza JINJA – Teachers from Eastern Uganda have commended the government for revising the old lower secondary curriculum to a new curriculum that focuses on students’ competencies. This was during the countrywide teachers’ awareness and sensitization workshop organized by the […]
By Enock Kibuuka I t is now 60 years since Uganda became an independent state. Uganda’s socio[1]economic landscape has since metamorphosed seismically with political bellicosity and turmoil being a major characteristic, at least for the first 30 years after independence. However, it is worth noting that, out of these 60 years of independence, the National […]
This article was first published in the New Vision on December 28, 2022 By John Odyek Many Ugandan parents want their children to excel in academics. Often times, they reach out to the teachers to find out how their children are progressing with their studies. Yet some of these parents live with their children in […]
This article was first published in the New Vision on December 28, 2022 The end of a school term does not mean learning has stopped. Rather, it presents an opportunity for your child to get hands-on skills that you probably did not get at school. Maureen Nakatudde and Shibba Nkwanzi explores some of the skills […]
This article was first published in the New Vision on December 21, 2022 By Andrew Masinde A path that leads to Namalu Mixed Primary School in Nakapiripirit district, Karamoja sub-region, runs beside clusters of ramshackle houses. These decrepit structures inhabited by several families here are built close to one another, making this place near the […]
This article was first published in the New Vision on December 21, 2022 By Moses Nampala Sixteen years ago, Paul Nanjala was born a normal child. Two years later, he had both his hands deformed. A member of his family reportedly dipped them in a pan of hot cooking oil during a domestic dispute. Nanjala’s […]
By Ritah Mukasa Over 90 students have been trained to manage depression and stress, create better relationships with peers, families and communities all while conserving the environment. This is under the well-being model project, which is run by Africa Education and Leadership Initiative (Africa ELI) a not-for-profit organization in Uganda. It collaborates with the University […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on December 21, 2022) Parents and schools react in various ways to the news of teenagers engaging in sexual relationships. Several of them punish these teenagers, but that is not always the solution. Shibba Nkwanzi looks at how parents can protect teenagers from the dangers of […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on December 14, 2022) By Frederick Kiwanuka The state minister for higher education, John Chrysestom Muyingo, has urged students to consider joining Bukalasa Agricultural College in Luwero district after the government upgraded the institution. Muyingo, who visited the institution recently, also urged its administrators to market […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on December 14, 2022) By Francis Emukule One of the sectors that underwent a drastic shift in the way things were done after the world experienced lockdowns following the COVID-19 pandemic was education. Many activities shifted online when several lockdowns and curfews were instituted around the […]