This article was first published in the New Vision on April 7, 2021 By Conan Busingye and Jackie Achan Amid unprecedented changes due to COVID-19, schools have changed the way they do things right from parties, associating at the school campus, parents’ visits and school exchange programmes. Never would a secondary school student take a […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on June 9, 2021) By Conan Businge The high failure rate of students at the Law Development Centre (LDC) has been greatly attributed to challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, online learning in third term and students not having been subjected to the pre-entry examinations, which […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on July 21, 2021) By Ass. Prof. Mesharch Katusiimeh (PhD) School headteachers, had it not been for COVID-19 sweeping through the country, would now have been set to converge in Kampala for the Senior One and later Senior Five selection exercise. This exercise also takes care […]
(This articles was first published in the New Vision on July 14, 2021) By Bishop Arnold Muwonge I can still recall every time I was sent to the well to fetch water as a child. A trip of 20 minutes always took hours. This used to tick my parents off since such a trip only […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on July 28, 2021) By Conan Busingye Education institutions in Uganda have been have been affected by COVID-19-induced lockdowns since March 2020, owing to the outbreak of COVID-19 last year. However, this has not stopped school owners from helping the Government in an attempt to curb […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on July 28, 2021) Child Growth By Moses Mpanga While the country is still under a 42-day COVID-19 lockdown, adolescents are continuing to experience some body changes and they need help and support from their parents and guardians. The country is still under a 42-day lockdown; […]
By Martin Kitubi The Government has already drawn up a plan on how academic institutions will reopen, starting with higher institutions of learning, including universities. According to the plan, tertiary institutions will reopen in November starting with continuing first year students. Schools on the other hand, will re-open in January 2022 and that priority will […]
By George Bita Ever since schools closed in March last year, twins Bright Tenywa and Herman Waiswa have never received any braille learning material as promised by the Government. The two deafblind pupils of Buckley High School in Iganga district went back home to Mafubira, Jinja district when the schools were closed following the outbreak […]
By Kellen Owente With two weeks to the New Vision Education Expo, the Forum for African Women Educationists (FAWE) Uganda chapter is optimistic that the event will contribute towards the recovery of the sector, which was heavily hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Susan Tumusiime, the FAWE-Uganda executive director, says schoolchildren were severely impacted by the […]
This article was first published in the New Vision on October 27, 2021 By Maureen Nakatudde Next month, students in tertiary and higher institutions will return to school after a months-long COVID-19-induced lockdown. However, that does not mean that the deadly coronavirus disease is gone. In addition to vaccination, experts advise students to take other […]