Making IT Services and resources available in schools around the country is a commitment that the Education Ministry will see through.
This was highlighted by the Minister for Education Filipe Bole when he delivered on his promise to students at Nadarivatu Primary School last week.
The Minister led a team of education officials to officially launch the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) programme at the school.
“Today marks a historic day for Nadarivatu as it makes a transition into a new education culture where information and computer technology are being used to facilitate teaching and learning” said Ambassador Bole.
“I acknowledged the collaborative effort of the students, committee and community from Nadali, Navai and Nabuesa villages for completing and equipping the computer laboratory within three weeks,” the Minister said.
“The traditional design of the computer tables, chairs and setup of the computer laboratory shows the commitment by Nadarivatu community in the development of Education for their children,” remarked Ambassador Bole.
Computer education leads to a variety of career paths which are in demand and the launching of OLPC programme at Nadarivatu is one of the keys to your future careers.
The Fiji government has approved $1.3m for the implementation of this readymade resource for primary education. At present ten primary schools are using the OLPC programme and more schools will be on the programme by the end of the year.
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