Learners at Meru Primary Comprehensive School have a reason to smile after Principal Secretaries Roseline Njogu ( Diaspora PS) and Gitonga Mugambi ( Forestry) gifted them with goodies during the distribution of computers to Junior Secondary Schools in a deliberate move to promote digital learning and equip with essential ICT skills.
The programme dubbed “interactive digital classroom smart board digital” learning program is set to cover all the schools im Eastern Region including Meru, Tharaka Nithi, Embu, Machakos, Makueni and Kitui Counties with Meru Primary Comprehensive School being the chosen starting point.
The initiative is meant to ensure all learners are able to study digital skills in Kenya using the same platform.
Over 350 out of 700 in Junior Primary Schools in Meru county have already benefited.
PS Njogu and Mugambi said the programme launch will allow learners from different schools and counties to share the same platform, be taught by the same teacher while sharing the same facilities.
The duo lauded President William Ruto and all the education stakeholders for the initiative meant to ensure all Kenyan learners benefits regardless of where they are studying from.
“The interactive smart board digital launch at Meru compressive school will cover all Junior Primary schools in Eastern region. The interactive smart board digital platform helps learners to interact with other counties and country. They are able to enjoy the digital skills from the same lesson and enhance their digital skills specifically as part of building their digital super highway,” said PS Njogu.
The Diaspora PS said they are working with the ICT Authority, Ministry of Education, and other stakeholders to ensure the program succeeds and urged Kenyans to support the noble initiative.
She challenged the learners to take advantage of the digital learning to improve their digital skills which are in high demand in Kenya and abroad noting it is unprecedented in Kenya
“Today we were able to enjoy a digital classroom at Meru Comprehensive school that was interactive at the same time in Meru, Tharaka Nithi, Kitui, Machakos, makueni and Embu counties. We were able to enjoy Fasihi ya Kiswahili, shared YouTube videos and interacted with learners from different counties. This is a nice level of learning in digital skills and capacity building in our schools and communities,” said the Diaspora PS.
The Diaspora PS said over 350 out the 700 Junior Primary Schools in Meru County have already benefitted from the initiative after they got the program and equipments rolled out.
She said it is an ongoing program with over 60,000 teacher being trained to deliver the program.
“The teachers trained will deploy the equipment and the internet connectivity to the Junior schools in the county. Over 350 out the 700 Junior Primary Schools in Meru County have already benefitted from the initiative after they got the program and equipments rolled out. The interactive boards will also allow learners to view YouTube. It is a capacity building for both the teachers and learners with the equipment set to be rolled out in all schools,” emphasised the PS.
She said the program is being rolled out countrywide in each county with Meru Primary Compressive school being the school of choice noting the number of teachers trained is sufficient enough to cater for the country
PS Njogu said the program prepares the learners to be ready to become global citizens ready to work anywhere in the world with improved digital skills capacity
On his part, PS Gitonga Mugambi said the program is meant to equalize all learners countrywide regardless of where they from in Kenya.
He said a learner in South Imenti constituency and the one in Meru town should be able to share the same platform, be taught by the same teacher and share the same facilities just like the others in Kenya.
“The government is preparing and equipping the learner to face the challenges of the future world. They will now become world citizen capable of exporting skills or working in any part of the world,” said PS Mugambi.
He said the programme is similar to ‘Kazi Majuu since it zero down on what the government is doing by exporting labour and being fit for job opportunities globally.
The Forestry PS lauded the Meru Primary Comprehensive School teacher who pioneered in rolling out the program.
“Today we were lucky to interact with schools and learners in other counties. We were very excited and happy as the Meru primary comprehensive school teacher took over and taught. This teacher comes.from this school. He was able to teach them at the same time and hence it was a good experience,” said PS Mugambi.
