Schools begin kindergarten registration as government eyes complete inclusion
By Batool Ghaith - May 03,2021 - Last updated at May 03,2021
Schools affiliated with the Ministry of Education began receiving parents on Sunday to register their children in kindergarten for the second level (KG2), according to the Director of Education Management at the Ministry of Education Sami Mahasis (JT File photo)
AMMAN Schools affiliated with the Ministry of Education began receiving parents on Sunday to register their children in kindergarten for the second level (KG2), according to the Director of Education Management at the Ministry of Education Sami Mahasis.
The government has previously stated that complete inclusion of kindergartens is a priority, which means that all kindergarten-age children must enroll in kindergartens, resulting in a 100 per cent enrollment rate if the Ministry of Education works to expand the sector by establishing kindergarten divisions and kindergarten complexes.
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Monday May 03 2021
Luyanzi College students performing Chinese Kungu Fu dance at Confucius Institute anniversary at Makerere University on November 25, 2017. PHOTO | FILE
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Learning. In 2019, the Ministry of Education introduced the Chinese language as a subject in secondary schools and the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) to enable some 60,000 students to acquire the language in the next four years.
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In 2018, the Uganda curriculum was revised and among the newly included subjects was teaching of Mandarin. However, three years down the road, the Chinese language teaching has been met with stiff challenges.
Rodney Rugyema, the administrator at the Confucius Institute, says that Covid-19 worsened an already bad situation. He says, for instance, language proficiency results expire after some time which calls for re-tooling.
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E-Learning is here to stay, embrace it
Wednesday April 28 2021
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Mr Emmanuel Angoda says: Although the progress has been slow, especially in secondary and primary schools, e-learning is here to stay, and it is better to embrace it now than later.
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Globally, since the Covid-19 pandemic struck in 2020, there has been significant increase in use of internet. This was because the Covid-19 lockdowns interrupted many social services and sectors of the global economy.
In Uganda, despite OTT, there was still an increase in use of internet, mostly for social media, and other online platforms. Therefore, in 2020, many secondary schools and universities ventured into e-learning, and for many, it was the first time. The Ministry of Education and Sports, together with the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) moved in to regulate and standardise e-learning, through introduction of Open, Distance, and E-learning. (ODEL) framework.