By Asna Qamar | Admin coordinator
The quarter’s trainings have come to an end and teachers have started to note the positive impact on students. 32 girls registered in vocational training centers (VTC) and have managed to acquire new skills in sewing, hand embroidery and henna painting.
The VTC for information technology also revealed positive results. The second batch of students completed their three-month training in March 2014. Here, they learned office automation; use of operating System Windows 7, typing and the basic use of internet. All 15 girls enrolled completed the training successfully.
The impact of the English reading program can be viewed from the number of English books borrowed from the library. Teachers helped students issue books according to their reading levels. Owing to the English language trainings, a massive increase in English books issued has been noted (59% of all books issued were in English compared to previous years when majority of books issued were in Urdu). Community members have also been encouraged to borrow books.
The trainings are reaching an end with positive results. In response to feedback regarding English training for teachers, we learnt that trainings should be given step by step.
The Mathematics and English Reading trainings in NOWA & IRC have also reached completion, the feedback stated that at times the content could be too dense for new teachers and the trainings should be conducted step by step. The trainings in Science proved to be extremely interactive and participation from new teachers as well as those teachers whose students had no done well in the past was very high.
A Parent Teacher Association has been formed and is a way of keeping teachers and community members involved in their children’s education. They accompanied students on field trips and science fairs. With the help of the PTA, a hand-washing unit for students has been installed in the Rind School.
The trainings in these schools have been made possible thanks to the support of our sponsors!
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