(This article was first published in the New Vision on August 10, 2022) By Andrew Masinde Dust rose as pupils walked around the classrooms. The concrete floor had peeled off. The walls were cracked. As the timekeeper rang the bell signalling the start of business at Kasenyi Lyato Primary School in Hoima district, more pupils […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on August 10, 2022) By Kellen Owente The UK government has encouraged more Ugandans to apply for its global scholarship programme – Chevening. On August 2, the UK government opened the application round for the Chevening scholarship scheme for the next academic year. More than 1,500 […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on August 10, 2022) By Maureen Nakatudde Days after Joseph Mugeni took up his new teaching job at Waitambogwe Secondary School in Mayuge district in 2018, he was taken aback by the fact that many children had dropped out of the institution to work on sugarcane […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on August 10, 2022) By Robert Agida When Jilda Awekonimungu, 47, the deputy headteacher at Nebbi Primary School, cultivated a portion of the school’s land allocated to her during the COVID-19 lockdown, she did not know it would become a demonstration garden for learners in the […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on August 10, 2022) By David Lukiiza On her first day as a headteacher at Aggrey Memorial Secondary School in Bunamwaya, Wakiso district in 2019, Robinah Nakagolo was greeted by something she considered strange. The school was not fenced and part of its land had been […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on August 10, 2022) By Abdulkarim Ssengendo When Nathan Mugume was deployed to head Mbarara Junior School in 2008, it was fighting seven cases in court. The school had been dragged to court by persons it owed sh236m in unpaid arrears for services they supplied to […]
(This article was first published in Toto Magazine on August 10, 2022) By Abdulkarim Ssengendo The state minister for education and sports in charge of primary education has advised leaders in Mitooma district and other parts of the country to prevent school dropouts, especially among girls. Honourable Joyce Kaducu challenged parents to play their cardinal […]
What you will need Observing Inertia In this force and motion science experiment, we shall see if we can observe inertia Instructions What Is Happening Inertia explains that an object in motion tends to stay in motion and an object at rest tends to stay at rest. To overcome inertia, you have to get the […]
Reter Kiryowa, Kitante Primary School A fruit is the reproductive part of a seed plant. It develops from the fertilised ovary of a flower. A tomato, therefore, is a fruit because it contains seeds and grows from the flower of a tomato plant. However, tomatoes are cooked and eaten as vegetables and they are considered […]
(This article was first published in Toto Magazine on August 17, 2022) By Patrick Kibirango Pupils of Kiddawalime Preparatory School in Namungona held a fun-filled sports day recently. The activities involved football, netball and woodball. They also played rugby, table tennis, volleyball and handball. Participants competed in four colours; Blue, Green, Red and Yellow. Blue […]