By LORNA ASUMING-BEDIAKO | Project Leader
It was a beautiful Tuesday afternoon when the CRI team arrived in Kwasu Nyinasu D/A Basic School to provide the school supply kits for children at the basic level.
The CRI team visited the school with storybooks, colouring books, plastic fruits, wooden puzzles, crayons, pencils, sharpeners, sketch books, alphabetical wall stickers, abacus and other teaching and learning materials
Both teachers and pupils were excited to receive the items and caregivers at the basic level quickly volunteered to show how the materials will change the course of learning for the pupils.
One of the happiest to receive was Simon Kombian, a 9 year old Kindergarten 2 pupil. When the teacher tried to teach the class counting with the abacus, he immediately shot up his hand and volunteered to demonstrate counting to his peers.
Simon’s favourite thing on the abacus was not just its colourful balls but its ease for counting. He loved how he could slide the colourful balls to one side for addition and subtraction.
Ellen, a 6 year old Kindergarten 2 pupil was also very eager to use the abacus. Right after Simon took his seat, Ellen also demonstrated the use of the abacus to the class. Her father is a farmer and her mother a local seamstress and although Ellen isn’t sure yet what she’d love to be when she’s older, she had no doubt about enjoying her counting class using the abacus. “I like it, it’s nice.” She said.
Simon and Ellen were not the only excited ones to receive the items, their class teacher, Madam Grace was equally excited about the new prospects of teaching her class.
“These items will be very helpful for the children.” She said. “Now I can easily demonstrate counting to the class. The wall papers on the alphabets will also help them to memorize their alphabets.” she added.
The head teacher of the school, Mrs Josephine Amponsah Agyei was grateful to Mondelez International Cocoa Life and GlobalGiving for this initiative.
‘I am glad that Mondelez International Cocoa Life has brought all these items to the school. They will enhance the children’s learning experience and on behalf of the pupils I say thank you. We are grateful and will be glad just like Oliver Twist to receive more.’ She added.
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