(Published Wednesday, December 8, 2021) By Nelson Kiva Ahead of the schools reopening in January, parents and authorities have been reminded about the need to aid adolescent mothers to complete school. The appeal was made by development partners over the weekend. This followed a revelation by the gender ministry that teenage pregnancies in some communities […]
Bob Kisiki In your child’s eyes, the world (as represented by technological advancements) is one step short of perfection — inventing the digital gadget that can store food in its bowels. Once that is done, the gadget will be the equivalent of the machines in the ICU, where one is on life support. They will […]
(Published on Wednesday, January 26, 2022) By Godfrey Ojore “If we had learnt of it early enough, our learners would have followed it during the lockdown. As a school, we embrace it wholeheartedly,” Bertha Asekenye, the headteacher of Jeressar High School in Soroti, said. Asekenye said the new curriculum is hands-on and will be more […]
(Published on Wednesday, January 26, 2022) By George Bita With the reopening of education institutions, secondary school students have been introduced to a competence-based curriculum. Throughout January, Mwalimu is exploring various aspects of the curriculum. In the fourth article in the series, George Bita assesses whether schools have enough funds for the curriculum Although competence-based […]
By Augustus Munyandamutsa With a sigh of relief, parents sent their children back to school last week. We hope that the time spent at home was utilised well by both parents and children. It is one not-so stressed fact that many parents do not know much about their children. Most of what they know about […]
(Published on Wednesday, January 19, 2022) By George Bita With the reopening of education institutions, secondary school students have been introduced to a competence-based curriculum. Throughout January, Mwalimu is exploring various aspects of the curriculum. In the third article of the series, George Bita shines a light on the assessment process of the curriculum The […]
(Published on Wednesday, January 12, 2022) By Ritah Mukasa As schools re-open this week, thousands of girls are returning as mothers. However, despite their predicament, teenage mums are still children with a right to education. RITAH MUKASA spoke to different stakeholders on how teenage mums should be integrated and sustained in school … Victoria’s Story […]
By Dickson Tumuramye As a family, we returned to Kampala from the village on December 30, 2021. We reached home at around 9:00pm. We were all tired and our children went to bed immediately after showering. Thirty minutes later, I checked in the boys’ bedroom and found our eight-year-old son still awake. “David, what are […]
By Nelson Kiva (Published on Wednesday, January 12, 2022) New Curriculum To Produce Students With Employable Skills With the reopening of education institutions, secondary students are being introduced to a competence-based curriculum. This month, Mwalimu is exploring various aspects of the new curriculum. In the second article in the series, Nelson Kiva explores the roles […]
By Umar Nsubuga (Published on Wednesday, January 5, 2022) Schools are set to reopen next week for all classes after being closed for several months. Umar Nsubuga interviewed a cross-section of parents to find out how ready they are for schools reopening. Gnatius Katto, Businessman In Isingiro District I have two children and I had […]