Education
Education
Le projet d’école de l’ADH à Mushapo devrait assurer une bonne éducation des élèves et permettre d’envisager un avenir meilleur au village. L’enseignement est offert gratuitement par ADH afin que les enfants issus de familles pauvres puissent en bénéficier. Avec des enseignants appropriés l’ADH s’efforce d’établir une bonne relation de supervision, de sorte que les enfants soient favorisés en fonction de leurs besoins. Le programme scolaire de l’école, officiellement reconnue, est basé sur les directives de l'État, cependant la langue d'enseignement est dès la première classe le français.
Nov
2014
New school inventory
From the Ministry of Education in Kamonia our school in Mushapo receives new educational material: 48 math and French books for the 3rd and 4th grades.
Oct
2014
At the initiative of the village population a Secondary School is established
With the new school year, our school population has grown again. By now the number of students in the primary stage (1st - 6th grade) has increased to 414 students. We have currently 85 students in the secondary level (7th - 9th grade) set up so that our school now serves nearly 500 students. The problem with a lack of classrooms we solved by teaching secondary school in the afternoon when the rooms are not used by the primary level. The set-up of the secondary education comes from the initiative of the local population, which has even agreed to pay the appropriate teachers. We are very excited about this local initiative because it shows us how much the parents are behind our project and are willing to even contribute to it. As much as we welcome this interim solution, we will continue to apply for official teachers' salaries as soon as possible at the Ministry of Education. For this, a lot of patience and constant insistence is required.
Sep
2014
New school supplies
Wolfgang meets with Jean in Kinshasa to plan the necessary purchases for Mushapo. Among other things, the school requires a good photo copy machine for which we can easily find spare parts and ink cartridges in the region round about Mushapo. We also bought materials for new school uniforms and other school supplies such as chalk, exercise books for pupils, etc. A total of 140kg of school materials and small gifts for the children was transported by truck from Kinshasa to Tshikapa and from there by bike transport to Mushapo. We are now prepared for the new school term, and can have a good start in the new school year.
Aoû
2014
In The Future -- Training of Teachers in Mushapo
A very positive message: From the whole region our school in Mushapo was selected by the regional department of the Ministry of Education to enable teachers from all the schools in the area to receive training. That our school was selected for the training of teachers is of course a very great honor for our young school and we are very happy with this award. We assume this great responsibility and will make the necessary arrangements for this teacher training.
Juil
2014
KA Well-Deserved Break
The current school year came to an end. The certificate award was celebrated with a big party. The parents of our 313 students that were present were very proud of the achievements of their children. Now there is a well-deserved study break for the kids - but also for Jean, our manager, who uses the holiday season to visit his family in Kinshasa. In the meantime he is represented by Pierre, our school principal, but he will be there again to welcome the children in Mushapo when the new school starts in the beginning of September.
Jui
2014
Final Sprint
Together with another teacher our school director Pierre accompanied pupils of grade 6 to Shamungamba where the final examinations of the primary schools of the region were taken. Thanks to good preparation by our team of teachers our students did the exams amazingly fast. And because they did so well, it awoke initially suspicion by the exam commission. In vain the pockets of the children were searched to find evidence of possible cheating till at last they had to recognize the outstanding achievements of our students. Meanwhile, the current trimester in Mushapo comes to an end and likewise our teachers achieved good progress with grades 1 to 5 and diligently prepare the new certificates for the children.
Mai
2014
Construire des ponts vers nos voisins
Nous avons invité tous les directeurs d'école des villages environnants pour discuter avec nous des problèmes ou interrogations que nous avons peut-être causés par inadvertance, en raison de l’éducation gratuite dans notre école. Comme les écoles des villages voisins sont dépendantes des frais de scolarité et donc du nombre d'étudiants, nous devons, à l'avenir leur assurer, que nous n'accepterons pas d’enfants dans notre école qui auraient dû aller dans un autre établissement. Une bonne coopération avec les écoles voisines est nécessaire pour donner à tous les enfants de la région la meilleure éducation possible. Le football unit a crée des premières occasions pour un dialogue: Le samedi, 31.05. il y aura un tournoi de football entre l'équipe de l'école de Mushapo et une équipe d'un village voisin. Ainsi, pour préparer son équipe pour le tournoi, le directeur de l'école voisine nous a demandé de pouvoir emprunter nos équipements de football.
Mai
2014
Un temps fort intense
Nous avons pu élargir l’offre pour le sport à Mushapo grâce à l'entreprise Denys, qui nous a offert des paniers de basket, afin que les enfants puissent d’abord apprendre les bases du basketball et y jouer plus tard seuls. L’école fonctionne très bien avec notre équipe d’enseignants très engagés. Jos continue d’enseigner l’après-midi l'anglais en classe de 5ème et 6ème et aussi pour les enseignants très studieux. Les élèves se préparent pour les examens à venir et les enseignants sont en train de préparer les leçons et créent des certificats, on voit qu’au total que c’est un temps très intense et occupant.
