Ministry of Education acting permanent secretary, Basundra Kumar this week visited the Nadroga/Navosa education office and emphasised the importance of IT development in schools.
“We are living in an age where our students are classified as digital natives due to the exposure they have to the new technologies in existence. It is this knowledge and skill that we need to develop to ensure they grow and are developed to their full capacity,” Mrs Kumar said.
“We need to work on the strengths that we identify in our students and cultivate that interest to allow them to transit to the highest level of education possible.”
“We have allocated 10 per cent of the fee free grant towards IT development in schools and we are counting on school managements and school heads to design strategic plans to upgrade IT in their school.”
Mrs Kumar emphasised on thorough preparation before the final school term begins. She stressed to the education officers at Nadroga/Navosa education district to mobilise their school heads to their schools by the end of this week so they can ensure that the school premises are clean and ready.
“It is the responsibility of the school heads to check the schools and notify school managements on actions needed to have the schools ready before the beginning of the new term,” Mrs Kumar said.
She highlighted the need to beautify schools to create an environment that is conducive to learning.
“We need to have beautification projects and programmes in our schools to maintain its neatness and tidiness. This will create enthusiasm within students, teachers and stakeholders to work in collaboration and aspire towards excellence in all aspects. A clean environment will create a clear mindset, clear conscience, clear goals and clear direction that contribute to the holistic development of a child.”
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