Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 15 , 2020 (ZIZ News): On Tuesday, members of the Community Leadership, Engagement and Necessities Program (CLEAN) Committee donated sanitation items to Dr. William Connor Primary to assist the school in following the Covid-19 safety protocols stipulated by the government.
The donation included alcohol, 300 masks for the students, disinfectant and paper towels.
Public Relations Officer of the committee, Brenda Martin said the donation comes as part of the committee’s community initiative to assist early childhood establishments and primary schools.
“We are based at the Lime Kiln Project and we have decided to start giving to the pre-schools, the nurseries and by extension the village school the Dr. William Connor Primary School.”President of the committee, Lloyd Sommersall invited other persons to donate to the committee.
“We just did this initiative to give back to the community and the kids – I use to go to Dr. William Connor when I was a little boy its only right that I come back to my community and give out to the community and anybody want to give any donations or sponsors you can contact us at 763-0601.”
Education Officer, John Gumbs received the items on behalf of the principal and students of Dr. William Connor Primary and thanked the group for the donation.
“As you know we are living in unprecedented times and we at the Ministry of Education are trying everything that we can to ensure that our children and our staff at schools are kept safe and so this timely gift from CLEAN speaks volume to the commitment of persons in our communities who are not only concerned about themselves but are aware that our little children need as much assistance as possible and so I would want to thank the membership of clean for this very timely and important contribution of supplies which will help keep our students and staff at our school here at Dr. William Connor safe and protected.”
The group also made donations to St. Johnson Prep, Potter’s House Pre-School, Darky’s Nursery, and Antioch Baptist Academy.
The CLEAN Committee is a newly established group which aims to engage in activities such as community development, beautification cleanup programs and assisting the elderly and children
]]>NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS July 17, 2020 (Nevis Island Administration) – Mr. John Williams, Education Officer in the Department of Education on Nevis, is pleased with the level of competency the first batch of prospective teachers for 2020 exhibited, with respect to training in the online teaching platform Microsoft (MS) Teams.
The 19 participants who took part in the two-week Prospective Teachers Course 2020 from July 13th are the first on Nevis to be trained in the delivery of online instruction.
Mr. Williams facilitated sessions in online teaching over three days, instructing the candidates how to use Microsoft Teams as the principle virtual teaching platform, should they be selected to join the teaching workforce.
“At first they were introduced to and then taught how to navigate Microsoft Teams, one of the applications in the Microsoft 0365 suite. It was new to most of them but a few already had some exposure to the app.
“What we have is the education version of MS Teams, and I find they took to it quite easily. They were not new to technology and that was an advantage, so they were able to achieve most of the objectives rather quickly,” he said in an interview with the Department of Information on July 15, 2020.
The candidates were instructed on content management and creating assignments using different techniques.
Mr. Williams said the participants learned how the students would complete and submit assignments, and played the role of students during the sessions so they in turn they would be able to guide students through the process.
“We looked at grading assignments and student feedback and then the class notebook feature. They had activities throughout the sessions where they had to actually do assignments, and they were assessed and assisted throughout the process to ensure they were grasping the information.
“In addition to homework they had to complete evaluation sheets each day to identify things they needed to review and any other concerns,” he said.
Mr. Williams noted that the candidates were evaluated throughout the three days of virtual sessions and he was confident they were equipped with the necessary knowledge and skill to use Microsoft Teams as part of their teaching arsenal in the post COVID-19 era.
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