By Bob Kisiki Growing up in Jinja, Irene knew her cousin Nauma as her social and moral compass. What Nauma did was worth doing; what she avoided, Irene avoided, too. Irene made friends whom Nauma approved of; no one came close to her if Nauma did not think fi t to hang around her little […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on June 15, 2022) From late last term, schools have been holding elections to choose their leaders. In the past, school elections were a simple affair, but today they have been commercialised. There is display of extravagance and a show of money in form of bribes […]
(This article was published in the New Vision on June 15, 2022) By Bob Kisiki In the past, we kept tabs on our children while they were in boarding school by ensuring we utilised all the designated days schools allowed per term. Some schools opened their gates to parents more times than others (I know […]
By Bob Kisiki At school, we used to have fi lm shows every Sunday night. It was the biggest highlight of the week. It began at 7:15pm. One night, we had been watching a really exciting movie and, as was the practice, when it ended, the headteacher announced that boys should remain seated as the […]
Bob Kisiki The staggered beginning of term is upon us yet again. Staggered in the sense that, unlike in the past where all schools opened on the same day, creating a melee on the road that stretched into the night, and distracting business the entire day, now different schools open on different days, which lends […]
By John Masaba, Kellen Owente and Ibrahim Ruhweza For three days,Baduru Aluma, the head teacher at Kei Seed Secondary School in Yumbe and the school’s director of studies, Diploma Abidrabo, showed up at the venue of the first New Vision Education in Nakawa, Kampala well before 9:00 am –the time the training workshops started. Wearing […]
(This article was first published in Toto Magazine on April 20, 2022) By Mary Kansiime The incoming prefects of Tropical Nursery and Primary School in Najjeera, a Kampala suburb, recently took oath. The day started with prayer led by the Rev. Prossy Namuddu of St Mark Najjeera. Thereafter, the 19 prefects took oath before parents, […]
By Bob Kisiki If you are the “old skool” kind who decided that opening social media accounts is too “dot com” (which is often used with a hint of a sneer, making it derogatory), you might not know how much society adores and respects teachers. Oh, they do, as you will see when you read […]
This article was first published in New Vision on June 4, 2014 By S. Van Heusen As I am driving around town in Kampala, I see children on their way to school subjected to such danger that it sends shivers down my spine. Why am I seeing children in the front seat of cars without […]
By Francis Emukule Sexual abuse is the act of forcefully involving someone in sexual acts. Children are not supposed to get involved in any sexual acts. Unfortunately, many children go through this and they just keep quiet about it. What can you do to avoid sexual abuse?