2 DAY REFRESHER TRAINING FOR 50 LOWER PRIMARY TEACHERS.

The Ghana Education Service in collaboration with the West Gonja Area Development Programme under World Vision Ghana has organized a 2day refresher training for 50 lower primary school teachers in Damongo, the District capital of Gonja west.

The Training started on January 25, 2012 and ended on January 26, 2012 successfully.

The endeavor was to train the teachers on areas such as lesson note preparations, classroom management, Teacher/pupil relationships, teacher learning materials preparations, school administration and identification of specialized children and how to manage them.

Moreover, the teachers were taught skills in teaching lower primary pupils and how to get their own learning materials ready for teaching.

In addition, they were also shown the signs to look out for in identifying special needs children and how to handle them with care and love.

The Participants were from some selected public schools as well as Private Schools.
These teachers were from some surrounding communities including larabanga, Nabori, SorNo3, Atsubunyor, Frafra Settlement, and Canteen.

The teachers respond and participation was encouraging and heartwarming.

However, the well –resourced facilitators were Mr. Katribi Dramani the Basic Education and Special Needs Officer of Ghana Education Service, Mrs. Abiba Baba, the Deputy Director Planning Officer of GES and Mr. Baba Roland the Headmaster of Canteen Junior High School.

By SHALLOM LUMOR AND MISS REGINA ATULE