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MOZAMBIQUE INSTITUTE 5. 9 OCTOBER 1964 PRIMARY INSTRUCTION until the present, all primary instruction has been given at Bagamoyo Camp. This has been a necessity, for no facilities for teaching at this level are available in the city of Dar es Salaam for refugees. However, if a steady program of classes can be formed at the camp, such a location is not regrettable for the camp is well- organized and the site is excellent and healthful. There have been six classes for primary students at the camp. The great disadvantage for the primary program to date has been the lack of textbooks in Portuguese, the prevalent language. The Mozambique Institute has supplied several dozen text books, but the books cover varied subjects without following a syllabus at the primary level. To remedy this situation, the Institute has ordered 200 copies of each text book of the whole primary syllabus from Brazil, and with the arrival of these books, primary schooling should get under way without difficulty. The teachers used in this program are Mozambicans who have had primary school and at least one year of teacher training. With the arrival of the text books, the Institute tutors in Dar es Salaam will help the Mozambican teachers to set up a classroom program that will make for good instruction. There is one group of refugees for whom we have found no satisfactory solution. This goup is made up of young children of primary school age. Fortunately most of these children have come to Tanganyika v/ith one or the other of their parents and they therefore live v/here their parents stay. The living conditions of the children leave a great deal to be desired, and where possible, the Mozambique Institute has at least provided a bed and given them medical attention. But so far the solution to the educational problem has been to send them first to a private school for instruction in Swahili, and then to another school where instruction is in English via Swahili. This is expensive, but not prohibitively so when the number remains below thirty students. But the time will cone, and in fact is already here, when there will be many children in this category, and the question is what kind of facilities can be set up for them. It has been suggested that the classrooms of the Mozambique Institute hostel be used for primary schooling during the time when the secondary school students are attending the refugee school. But this will mean an extra group of teachers and raises the question of a hostel for small children if their parents are not with them. In fact, it presents the problem of constructing a program similar to that now operating for the secondary school students. Whether such a program can even be considered is something which nd.s a great deal of attention. Meanwhile, the Institute handles individual cases of young children, looking for a better solution. IVERSITY STUDENTS There are now approximately 50 Mozambican students overseas in universities or technical schools. This is an important group whose ranks we hope to swell during the next few years, for it is on them that the leadership of a new country depends. „fter arranging scholarships suitable for each student, he or she is encouraged to follow a course of study that will help to fill the needs of a developing society. Thus, courses in agriculture, medicine, administration, engineering and education are particularly favoured. Close ties with the students in Dar are cultivated by the overseas studentsj and it is not uncommon for materials to be sent to the student refugees in Tanganyika. Once the student has his scholarship, it is necessary to make him feel that he has a home in spite of the fact that he is a refugee, in order that his overseas adjustment is easier.
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Full text | MOZAMBIQUE INSTITUTE 5. 9 OCTOBER 1964 PRIMARY INSTRUCTION until the present, all primary instruction has been given at Bagamoyo Camp. This has been a necessity, for no facilities for teaching at this level are available in the city of Dar es Salaam for refugees. However, if a steady program of classes can be formed at the camp, such a location is not regrettable for the camp is well- organized and the site is excellent and healthful. There have been six classes for primary students at the camp. The great disadvantage for the primary program to date has been the lack of textbooks in Portuguese, the prevalent language. The Mozambique Institute has supplied several dozen text books, but the books cover varied subjects without following a syllabus at the primary level. To remedy this situation, the Institute has ordered 200 copies of each text book of the whole primary syllabus from Brazil, and with the arrival of these books, primary schooling should get under way without difficulty. The teachers used in this program are Mozambicans who have had primary school and at least one year of teacher training. With the arrival of the text books, the Institute tutors in Dar es Salaam will help the Mozambican teachers to set up a classroom program that will make for good instruction. There is one group of refugees for whom we have found no satisfactory solution. This goup is made up of young children of primary school age. Fortunately most of these children have come to Tanganyika v/ith one or the other of their parents and they therefore live v/here their parents stay. The living conditions of the children leave a great deal to be desired, and where possible, the Mozambique Institute has at least provided a bed and given them medical attention. But so far the solution to the educational problem has been to send them first to a private school for instruction in Swahili, and then to another school where instruction is in English via Swahili. This is expensive, but not prohibitively so when the number remains below thirty students. But the time will cone, and in fact is already here, when there will be many children in this category, and the question is what kind of facilities can be set up for them. It has been suggested that the classrooms of the Mozambique Institute hostel be used for primary schooling during the time when the secondary school students are attending the refugee school. But this will mean an extra group of teachers and raises the question of a hostel for small children if their parents are not with them. In fact, it presents the problem of constructing a program similar to that now operating for the secondary school students. Whether such a program can even be considered is something which nd.s a great deal of attention. Meanwhile, the Institute handles individual cases of young children, looking for a better solution. IVERSITY STUDENTS There are now approximately 50 Mozambican students overseas in universities or technical schools. This is an important group whose ranks we hope to swell during the next few years, for it is on them that the leadership of a new country depends. „fter arranging scholarships suitable for each student, he or she is encouraged to follow a course of study that will help to fill the needs of a developing society. Thus, courses in agriculture, medicine, administration, engineering and education are particularly favoured. Close ties with the students in Dar are cultivated by the overseas studentsj and it is not uncommon for materials to be sent to the student refugees in Tanganyika. Once the student has his scholarship, it is necessary to make him feel that he has a home in spite of the fact that he is a refugee, in order that his overseas adjustment is easier. |
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