Oshikoto DEAC trains Life Skills teachers on revised curriculum

The Directorate of Education, Arts and Culture (DEAC) in the Oshikoto Region is busy conducting a two-week Life Skills revised curriculum workshop for the senior primary phase (Grade 4-7), to train teachers on changes in the revised Life Skills curriculum. The workshop is facilitated by two senior education officers from the Special Education sub-division, Paulina Gabriel and Hilma Iyambo. A total of 70 Life Skills teachers are attending the training from 23 July to 02 August 2024. By the end of the workshop, the teachers are expected to be well-equipped and capacitated to implement the Life Skills curriculum successfully. The workshop looked at the Life Skills revised syllabus, highlighting changes that were made and guiding teachers on how to handle those changes. It also looked at Life Skills subject administration, whereby teachers are guided on how to compile a year plan and a scheme of work as well as how to plan a lesson. This was done to guide teachers who are teaching Life Skills as a subject for the first time. The DEAC head, Aletta Eises also encouraged teachers to take Life Skills seriously as they are the ones to protect and safeguard their learners. Eises said teachers are the advocates of good governance in schools and they should ensure that their learners understand the Constitution of the Republic of Namibia, because they have to adhere to it. She said Life skills teachers should lay a foundation to not have learners who are fighting at school and teachers or learners who are bullying each other at school. 'Learners must have the liberty to go to Life Skills teachers and share their problems so that we reach our target,' said Eises. She said the subject plays a critical role in laying a foundation of understanding how systems work, and understanding how processes are enlightened. 'If Life Skills teachers are silent at school then they are encouraging violence on the school grounds. There are also some learners that come to school with wounds in their hearts and souls and it is up to the se essential teachers to heal these learners,' Eises pointed out. Source: The Namibia Press Agency