Project Report
| Apr 14, 2023
Inspiring Students to Teach
By Jan Tanis | Project Leader
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The new Art Teacher at Bishop Comboni
Retaining teachers and inspiring students to become teachers is an impressive feat. Over the thirteen-year period that Bwindi Community Program has been sending students to Bishop Comboni College Kambuga, many students have followed their role models into the field of Education. Notably, the most recent of those joined the BCCK faculty in March of 2023.
James is an outstanding artist who acquired a Bachelors degree with a double major in Education and Art. After practice-teaching on his former campus, he has been hired as a teacher. The hurdle he now faces, shared with many of the faculty, is to find housing. Steadfast in his commitment to the school, he is renting in an unstable condition; not knowing if he may face the situation so many of his colleagues faced when their landlord chose to change the purpose of their apartment building to a more lucrative use.
Teachers are known to value housing stabilty over many facets of their careers in education. Teacher retention is also known to be a huge factor in the quality of education at any facility. For now, James is a perfect example of the wonderful kind of teachers that are at Bishop Comboni. They are there because it is a fine institution and they would be even happier with on-campus teacher housing!
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Dec 22, 2022
Adding to the Offerings at Bishop Comboni
By Jan Tanis | Project Leader
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What could make a school better? Creating an environment of respect for vocational pursuits and providing a means to a Certificate for those who choose to pursue them, is a great way to broaden the curriculum. As a result of the "Skilling Uganda" initiative, Bishop Comboni has added nine vocational courses. Ranging from Electrical Installation through Garment Design and Construction etc., this broad variey of choices allows the registering S1s to pick a course that they will take along with their academics for the first three years of study. This is now a mandatory part of the curriculum.
The student response has been enthusiasm for the opportuntiy to learn how the trades accomplish all that happens around them. It has created a new respect for those who choose to pursue these paths and a great start for them in their working life.
A huge undertaking for the school and the instructors who lead this, this new facet of Bishop Comboni is attracting more qualified teachers who need to be retained. Housing them is a priority for the school and this project is a wonderful path to making life on campus better for all.
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Aug 29, 2022
Great Teachers inspire Creative Thinking
By Jan Tanis | Project Leader
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The Result of her Leadership
Innovative students devised a cooking method and created molds for pavers re-using waste plastic to enter the "Science Fair Regional Copetition". Their inspiration and confidence to achieve this is the result of excellent teachers at Bishop Comboni College Kambuga.
The team leader and head researcher, Rinah, assembled the group. Her proud smile in the photos shows the result. The team won the local conpetition and went on to place second in the District competition. The planet stands a chance of survival with these great young minds focused on solutions to "combat environmental global warming".
Teachers who lead students to think and create are the catalyst for future scientific developments. The freedom and confidence to explore all in the realm of possibility is the result of motivational teaching. The desire to expand upon a subject and develop unique solutions to problems is the blessing of great teaching.
Teachers on the Bishop Comboni campus know that they are valued and that a stable housing environment is being developed for them. We hope to see the first building erected on site soon.
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Production of the "secret recipe" and the Molds.
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