STAFF DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

A  Workshop for Heads of our Pre-Primary schools in the Rural Centres was held on 12th April 2007 in Bilal Hall - Mombasa. The Theme of the Workshop was Revitalizing, Restructuring & Reorganizing the Pre-primary school curriculum.

All 14 heads of Pre-Primary Schools from centers participated.

WorkShop Objectives:

• Effectively maintain various professional records.
• Develop skills/talents of teaching using varied teaching methods.
• Improvise relative and relevant teaching aids
• Correlate with colleagues to acquire latest techniques in the preparation of schemes of work and lesson plans.
• Be loyal, sincere and dedicated in the profession.

The participants were taken through a series of sessions/papers related to reinforcing them with challenged attitudes and skills for effective administration and teaching in Pre-Primary Schools.

The papers presented were:

- Teaching Skills
• Classroom arrangement
• Child Centred learning

- Revised Schemes of work
• Thematic Schemes for Secular Studies

- Teaching aids
• Preparing of learning aids using locally available materials

Record Keeping
• Relevant/Essential records in learning institutions
• Maintenance & preserving of records.

All the 15 centers were grouped into 5 zones according to their geographical positions. These zones then set up panels constituting of Pre-Primary teachers. Panel heads for each zone were selected and were designated with work plan to forge ahead. The formation of panels will create room for uniformity in teaching in the schools, recital & sports/academic competitions and derive modes of common assessment/testing.

The participants were introduced to a revised syllabus for Islamic religious education in the Pre-Primary School. This draft was studied, discussed and finally approved for implementation in all our pre-primary schools.