By Ritah Mukasa
Rwebiita Preparatory School located in Kagango division in Sheema district has opened a ‘TV station’ aimed at boosting learners’ confidence and skills including; writing, reading, listening and speaking.
RPTV, the writer’s club runs the imaginary TV. It was launched on Monday, March 7 at the school assembly that had over 350 pupils and teachers in attendance.
The anchors read ‘The Newsroom Monday Morning Bulletin’, which included current affairs and fascinating stories.
Boris Asiimwe, the writer’s club patron came up with this idea.
“I am passionate about TV and along the way, I realized many of my pupils share the same passion as well,” he says.
Asiimwe adds that he decided to start RPTV to set the children on the right path to their careers.
He says RPTV offers an environment where children visualize themselves on TV which in a way boosts their confidence in pursuing their aspirations.
On how the TV works, Asiimwe explains that members of the writers’ club, who include reporters, writers and editors gather news and stories throughout the week.
In other words, they search for the stories on their own from the newspapers in the library and TV. They write those they find interesting and present them to the house of writers and editorial team, which edits them.
On Sunday evening, they converge and decide which stories will be aired.
They also select who will anchor the news and they rehearse under Asiimwe’s guidance.
During the Monday assembly, the club puts in place a studio-like set-up complete with furniture, laptop and microphones. Two anchors then read the news.
“We shall keep alternating the anchors because we want a unique bulletin all the time,” he says.
“Every anchor is striving to be better and they are quickly adopting to the studio life. With my help and guidance, they are headed to greater heights,” he says.
Asiimwe adds that they started with the upper classes but with time, the club will roll down to kindergarten.
Dr Mesharch W. Katusiimeh, the dean faculty of arts and social sciences at Kabale University and director of Rwebiita Preparatory School applauds Asiimwe for forming the club which he says will help elevate learners’ critical thinking, ignite creativity and originality and spearhead the process of publishing school magazine which will make the school shine locally and internationally.
Rwebiita Preparatory School located in Kagango division in Sheema district has opened a ‘TV station’ aimed at boosting learners’ confidence and skills including; writing, reading, listening and speaking.
RPTV, the writer’s club runs the imaginary TV. It was launched on Monday, March 7 at the school assembly that had over 350 pupils and teachers in attendance.
The anchors read ‘The Newsroom Monday Morning Bulletin’, which included current affairs and fascinating stories.
Boris Asiimwe, the writer’s club patron came up with this idea.
“I am passionate about TV and along the way, I realized many of my pupils share the same passion as well,” he says.
Asiimwe adds that he decided to start RPTV to set the children on the right path to their careers.
He says RPTV offers an environment where children visualize themselves on TV which in a way boosts their confidence in pursuing their aspirations.
On how the TV works, Asiimwe explains that members of the writers’ club, who include reporters, writers and editors gather news and stories throughout the week.
In other words, they search for the stories on their own from the newspapers in the library and TV. They write those they find interesting and present them to the house of writers and editorial team, which edits them.
On Sunday evening, they converge and decide which stories will be aired.
They also select who will anchor the news and they rehearse under Asiimwe’s guidance.
During the Monday assembly, the club puts in place a studio-like set-up complete with furniture, laptop and microphones. Two anchors then read the news.
“We shall keep alternating the anchors because we want a unique bulletin all the time,” he says.
“Every anchor is striving to be better and they are quickly adopting to the studio life. With my help and guidance, they are headed to greater heights,” he says.
Asiimwe adds that they started with the upper classes but with time, the club will roll down to kindergarten.
Dr Mesharch W. Katusiimeh, the dean faculty of arts and social sciences at Kabale University and director of Rwebiita Preparatory School applauds Asiimwe for forming the club which he says will help elevate learners’ critical thinking, ignite creativity and originality and spearhead the process of publishing school magazine which will make the school shine locally and internationally.
