(This article was first published in the New Vision on June 22, 2022) By Ivan Tsebeni and Kellen Owente Nine technical and vocational education training (TVET) institutions and one university will next month start teaching a new programme designed to help farmers produce agricultural goods that meet national and international standards. The programme, agro-processing and […]
(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 […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on June 15, 2022) He Is Commended For Pacifying The Once Riotous Kisoro-Based School By Stephen Nuwagira Kabindi Secondary School is government-aided and was established in the 1980s. In fact, errant behaviour by staff and students had threatened to lead to the collapse of one of […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on June 15, 2022) By Jacky Achan Enid Ayebazibwe was her father’s last hope to have a teacher in the family. He yearned for one of his children to follow in their mother’s footsteps. She was a headteacher and he was a politician — a sub-county […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on June 8, 2022) By Andrew Masinde Edison Opak Rwoth is a Primary Three pupil at Alaka Primary School in Acana sub-county, Nebbi district. He says when schools opened after the COVID-19 lockdown, his parents bought for him one 48-page exercise book for all the subjects. […]
(This article was first published in the New Vision on June 8, 2022) By Andrew Masinde Evelyn Apalat, a teacher at Nagongera Girls Primary School in Tororo district, has dedicated herself to empowering girls. She teaches them life skills such as baking, gardening, general hygiene management and counselling, among others. Apalat started her teaching career […]
(This article was first published in the new Vision on June 8, 2022) By Arnest Tumwesige Deep in Patiko sub-county, Gulu district, pupils in Omoti Primary School learn and revise using tablets. Each class is allocated a day in the week to use the 49 tablets. “I had never held a tablet before I joined […]
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 […]
By Bob Kisiki For five days running, Makerere University and its affiliate, Makerere University Business School, popularly known as MUBS, held graduation events last week. It was jubilation galore all over, for it is a season many look forward to, both students and their parents, as well as some of their lecturers. After three/four/up to […]