We have three different schools to work with. All of them have their own specific needs. We need to understand their working methods to achieve effective results and help them properly. Today we had an significant discussion with Mr Musa O. Mendy. He is experienced teacher, school leader and specialist working for Gambian Board of Education.
In Gambia foreign schools are valued high. Mr Mendy is concerned about this trend. For the parents of the children, the choice cannot be based solely on the nationality of the education provider. He emphasizes the importance of teachers' pedagogical skills which are, according to him, many times missing in expensive private schools. Co-operation with partners from Finland hopefully improves the situation and gets image of local school higher.
Second destination of the day is Future Starts Now Gambia -school in Serekunda. Few students are present because electricity is off again and students have been sent home. This happens far too often and degrees are delayed. Still, students have mobile phones and possibility to get online. In negotiation with principal we decide to focus on building a light mobile e-learning environment to enable studying also when school is closed due electricity problems. Solar panels will also help the situation a lot.
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