The Sunday News
n From Page 10
The choir’s famous song “Ngo1940” leaves people serenaded each time it is sung and Mrs Thabela said she gets overwhelmed by requests for the choir to sing at international events hosted locally. Mr Sibanda said the school is offering everything in the curriculum with over 10 practical subjects.
“
We have several success stories especially in non-formal learning and we are among the top schools in the province. We don’t turn away pupils, siyakupheka uphume uvuthiwe. I am proud to have a supportive community and authority,” said Mr Sibanda.
The school has hosted sporting events because of professional standard sporting facilities. There are however challenges such as non-payment of school fees with only nine percent paid in full this year, shortage of new curriculum learning material, water, Covid-19 and departure of teachers for greener pastures.
Government came up with the CBC framework following a commission of inquiry on the state of education in 1999 and the recommendation was to have a new curriculum.
Mrs Thabela said Mosi-oa-Tunya has offered a curriculum that’s true to CBC and meant to equip learners with 21st century skills and exit profiles. She said there was a directive from Cabinet that all schools should embark on income generating ventures where they put theory into practice and create employment in line with national Development Strategy 1 (NDS1).
“Such projects should cover costs not covered by fees and what we learnt during covid-19 was that only schools that had income generating projects remained functional. We are proud of the developments this school has done. I am impressed by refurbishment of school administration, state-of-the-art laboratory, landscaping, paving, repainting, the establishment of a cultural centre, upgrading of school water system for learners, physical education, and mass display arena.
“The school recorded an improvement in academic performance despite Covid-19 showing that education is not just sitting in a classroom. I want you to jealously guard the standards you have set for yourself and let’s continue supporting the school,” said Mrs Thabela.
She said the environment in which a child learns affects how the child performs hence the need for a conducive infrastructure.
