The Sangam Sadhu Kuppuswamy Memorial College of Nadi is now the second school in the country to develop an e – learning facility to boost literature for its 900 plus students through modern learning facilities available.
Senior staff members and the school management have been working since the start of the 2014 school year to get the new programme up and running which has been approved by the Ministry of education.
It involves setting up of a College intranet constituting a server and a 140 computer lab and was opened Acting Permanent secretary for Education, Mrs Basundra Kumar.
“This is a very important step for education in Fiji and will be a big boost for our children’s learning capabilities,” she said.
“The initiative has definitely generated immense interest and no longer can be shelved but brought out in a big way to as many schools as possible to optimize student learning in an enjoyable manner and something that they look forward to.”
One of the basic advantages of e-learning is that it provides basic technology, resources and professional development to teachers so that they can effectively implement the 21st century educational methodologies to better equip our citizen to compete and succeed on the global playing field.
“Government has seen the need to create a more knowledgeable society and a smarter Fiji and has put in place new initiatives to attract our children to remain in the education system so that they are able to fully utilize the God given talents that you have,” she told the students.
Some of the initiatives include making education free of charge for students from Year 1 to Year 13, free bus fares and continued upgrading of schools and building schools in the most rural of places to ensure that transportation and other challenges are eliminated.
“After 13 years of education, there is the TOPPERS programme and also the students loan scheme which have benefited thousands of our youths and will continue to benefit your friends who want to further their education,” Mrs Kumar said.
“I challenge our students to take advantage of the initiatives provided by Government to fulfil your dreams of becoming engineers, pilots, doctors, lawyers and marine biologists among others.”
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