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Friday, 06 November 2009 13:52 |
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International visitors graced Yule Brook College with their presence this month, searching for ideas on how to keep children in school. The Peru education department representatives were taken on a tour of the school and introduced to several students involved in program that made school more appealing. Education and vocation training general director Manual Solis explained his background to the students. “We are here to study the education system and we are looking at how to prepare teachers and how to select teachers” he said. “There are 28 million people in Peru so we have very big schools.” Mr Solis, initial education coordinator Olinda Moloche and continuous teacher education expert Elizabeth Guibert met with three Year 10 students who have been kept busy with their Aboriginal art. They will be paid $1000 to complete their work. Principal Greg Lowry explained to his visitors that student attendance used to be low, but the school had seen a turn around with the projects and programs on offer. “The Yule Brook College Football Academy works closely with the teachers at the school to help encourage students attend school” he said. “We have about 80 to 90 percent of our parents attend parent/teacher nights. They enjoy it because the teachers serve the parents refreshments.” He said the school liked to keep classes to a minimum with about 17 students so that teachers could focus on the disadvantaged students.” |
