POLICE have arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly killing a grade 7 schoolboy in Lorengau’s PNKA, Manus, last Saturday.
Lorengau police commander Chief Insp David Yapu said the murder was believed to have been caused by outstanding land issues. Chief Insp Yapu said the man confronted the boy between 7pm and 8pm and smashed the boy’s head against the wall several times before leaving. THE University of Goroka campus in Eastern Highlands will be on lock down for two weeks after five confirmed Covid-19 cases were detected last weekend. Acting vice-chancellor Donald Gumbis confirmed that the five cases were being isolated at the Goroka Provincial Hospital Covid-19 isolation centre. “All staff and students will be tested by the provincial health authority and swabs will be given to the PNG Institute of Medical Research for testing,” he said. MT Hagen Callan Inclusive Education principal Malcolm Kewa says many schools in Western Highlands lack basic facilities for disadvantaged students.
“It is high time for school boards of management to ensure that the facilities that include water, sanitation and wash basins be installed for their daily use,” he said. At the opening of water and sanitation facilities in Nanga Emmanuel Primary School in Mt Hagen on Friday, Kewa told students, teachers and a team from Care International, Mt Hagen city authority and education division that the current Wash programme was important to the disadvantaged students. WESTERN Highlands’ Nanga Emmanuel Primary School girls can now concentrate on their lessons in class without worrying about their menstrual hygiene, water and sanitation facilities. “The basic amenities and facilities have been installed for students’ use, especially those with disabilities,” water, sanitation and hygiene (Wash) programme manager Patrick Goimba said. Goimba said the facilities would have a positive impact on the productivity, health and well-being of students, especially the girls who would be able to attend school without having to stay home when they were unwell. This Divine Word University DWU alumnus and public servant, Mr Michael Ariando was born on 2 December 1973, the day then Mr Michael Thomas Somare and his team gained self-government and he (Somare) became Chief Minister. Michael Ariando’s parents James and Jenny (both now deceased) from Upper Mendi, were public servants working in Ialibu station when Michael was born at the Ialibu district health centre on the very day Michael T Somare and his colleagues were gaining self-government in Port Moresby. The parents, inspired by the momentous national occasion that Michael Somare was leading in Port Moresby named their newborn son Michael. TWELVE students from Goilala in Central have been sent for further their studies at Madang Maritime College and Telefomin Baptist Community Health Workers College in West Sepik.
The students are participating in a programme between the Goilala development authority and the two colleges. Six were sent to Martime College and the other six to Telefomin Baptist College. A total of K22,500 in school fees has been paid for the students going to Telefomin while K125,500 was spent for Martime College students. The cost of travel and allowances for the students was K161,924. THE Buk bilong Pikinini (BbP) training team is in Enga to conduct teacher training for teachers from 10 schools in the province.
This was made possible after Governor Sir Peter Ipatas requested early childhood development (ECD) training from BbP. Enga early childhood education coordinator Robin Lakari travelled to Port Moresby in January to meet with BbP executive officer Leanne Resson to organise the training. According to BbP, its teacher training programme covered principles of ECD, effective teaching strategies, phonics, lesson planning, classroom management, observation and assessment, child protection and inclusive education. ONE hundred and 50 students are ready to launch into the academic year, pursuing their second chance at education at the Motu Koita flexible open and distance education (Fode) centre in Hanuabada, Port Moresby. Motu Koita Assembly chairman Dadi Toka Jnr last week opened the academic year and welcomed students to the centre’s second year of operations. The centre now offers opportunities to those studying grade 9 as full correspondence students in addition to registration of students from grades 10 to 12. FOR many decades, Papua New Guinean women have excelled as leaders in the education sector. They are among thousands of teachers driving and participating in a programme to improve education outcomes for girls and boys. International Women’s Day is an opportune time to celebrate the achievements of women teachers who are advocating for change and greater equality for their students. Since 2018, the Papua New Guinea-Australia Partnership has supported the rapidly improving standards in elementary education (Rise) project, which has trained more than 2,500 teachers and is benefiting over 100,000 girls and boys across the country. Rise focuses on teacher professional development by providing teachers with tools and learning resources in early childhood education including inclusive education. It is delivered by Save the Children in collaboration with the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, church education agencies, Callan Services National Unit and the Summer Institute of Linguistics PNG. Ola Wamane taught at Save Mission Elementary School in East Sepik for six years before taking part in the Rise training. Wamane said the teacher training gave her a better understanding of children with disabilities – including the disproportionate challenges faced by girls with disabilities – and gave her tools to more effectively support their learning. “The training I received from Rise introduced me to inclusive education and the easy to follow modules taught me how to engage children with special needs in the classroom,” she said. “It boosted my morale to teach little children because the teaching manuals developed and supplied by the project were already prepared and it was easy to follow through and engage with the students. “During classroom group activities, I ensured an equal number of girls and boys are represented in each of the groups and participate equally. I spend extra time, especially during breaks, with students with learning difficulties so they can catch-up with rest and learn at the same pace.” THE University of Goroka (UoG) is not obliged to admit any student who graduates from unrecognised private training institutions, vice-chancellor Prof Musawe Sinebare says. Sinebare issued a notice regarding a particular training institution (named). He said the institution had no affiliation with UoG. Earlier, Education secretary Dr Uke Kombra said there were a number of unregistered teachers colleges enrolling students. He told parents and students to enrol at recognised teachers colleges. “There are number of teachers colleges that have not been approved to be teachers colleges and they have been enrolling students and giving them the promise that they (student) will be certified and they will become teachers in our education system,” he said. |
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