By Patrick Kibirango Two schools recently bought Vision Group’s new curriculum textbooks worth sh1m. These are St Lucia Learning Centre in Wabigalo, Mityana district and Kikulu Primary School and Kindergarten in Kisaasi on the outskirts of Kampala. The books for P5-P7 cover the abridged curriculum for all four subjects, that is; mathematics, English, social studies […]
By Nelson Kiva The new lower secondary curriculum is already making a noticeable difference in skills development in schools that have fully embraced it. Alvine Augustine Ggali, a student at Our Lady of Good Counsel Secondary School Gayaza in Wakiso district, says he is benefiting from the new curriculum. “I did not know how to […]
Frederick Kiwanuka The state minister for higher education, Chrysestom Muyingo, has urged students to consider joining Bukalasa Agricultural College in Luweero district after upgrading the institution. Muyingo, who visited the institution recently, also urged its administrators to market the college which has been refurbished under a project funded through a World Bank loan to attract […]
Several children struggle with mental illness at schools in Uganda. Researchers and mental health specialists have argued that the heavy curricula and competitive examination systems are partly responsible for this problem. Agnes Kyotalengerire sought ideas from parents, mental health experts and teachers for how to combat mental illness in schoolchildren. Dr Hellen Namusoke, a paediatrician […]
By Andrew Masinde Learning in kindergartens and nursery schools in the past, was through storytelling, songs and physical exercises. But today, some toddlers hardly understand what is taught in some nursery schools. Therefore, before you enrol your child in that kindergarten, interest yourself in the curriculum they are following. This is because studies have revealed […]