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_EDUCATION
_The ELCZ runs 13 schools at primary (Burure, Mnene, West Nicholson, Vundembe, Beibridge Mission) secondary (Sumbe, Burure) and high (Chegato, Musume, Masase, Mnene, Zezani, Manama) school levels. The Church also has primary school resource centres for the visually handicapped as Mnene, Musume, Masvingo and Beitbridge with secondary school resource centres at Chegato and Masase. The challenge shared by ELCZ schools as with most schools in Zimbabwe, is the shortage of qualified teachers in the Science subjects of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Efforts to alleviate this shortage by increased intake of trainee teachers in these subjects at teachers’ colleges and universities has not made much impact as no sooner are these trained than they opt for better salaries and working conditions in neighbouring countries like South Africa, Botswana and Namibia.
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EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
CHURCH IN ZIMBABWE (ELCZ): BEITBRIDGE MISSION SCHOOL INITIATIVE TO INTRODUCE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION
Preamble In 2009, the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture started encouraging schools to introduce computer studies. The secondary schools accepted the new reform particularly schools with electricity. Beitbridge Mission School welcomed the idea and thought of how to raise funds to purchase computers. Infohut Workshop in Bulawayo The school Head and one of the teachers who attended the workshop ignited the desire to introduce computers at the school. After briefing the school development committee, the school head advanced acceptable proposals. The workshop motivated the school administration to expand the school curriculum. Setting up/ beginning of computer studies The idea of ITC was highlighted/introduced in 2010. The school solicited funds for building material from former students. Ten former students contributed: · 20 x 50kg cement · 6 window frames · 2 door frames A number of pledges from former students on assorted building material were not fulfilled. The school introduced civvies day twice per month at five rand per child. The enrolment was 1026 by then (2010) and the school raised about R8000 and managed to purchase 20 computers. A resource room was electrified and used a computer lab. The challenge faced was to get a qualified computer teacher. The school recruited someone with computer knowledge and the programme started with students from grade four to seven having computer lessons. The School Development Committee realised that the resource room was congested with programmes which interfered with computer lessons. The school came up with the idea to build a computer laboratory. A special levy of $20 was introduced and the school raised about $20 000. Also the school saved about $7 000 from a programme it hosted and tightened school budget to spare some money to put up a computer lab. The computer lab was built and completed in February 2013. The whole programme was through the effort of the parents and former students. MANAMA HIGH AND BURURE SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ INFOHUT COMPUTERS ARE RECEIVED The majority of the long awaited computers for Manama High and Burure Primary and Secondary Schools were delivered at the ELCZ Head Office in Bulawayo by the suppliers on Tuesday, 26 February 2013, bringing to an end what had been a long and at times worrying wait. This latest delivery had 27 computers to augment to the 10 computers that had been received earlier bringing the total computers received to 37, leaving a balance of 3 computers. The receipt of the computers should see the prompt set up of Infohut at the two sites to bring much needed HIV and AIDS awareness and Life Skills to the two schools. For Burure Secondary School, the setup of Infohut will end a long wait whose last action was when the haulage truck ferrying the 40 foot container Infohut classroom was stuck for at the dry Burure River crossing in November 2012. |
Central Diocese
_ EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CENTRAL DIOCESE
CHEGATO HIGH SCHOOL P A Jeka, Mberengwa (Tel: 051-7-233) Acting Head: M. Ngara (Cell: 0713 363 604/0775 331 320) Deputy Head: N Zhou (Cell: 0774 697 864 MASASE HIGH SCHOOL P A Masase, Mberengwa (Tel: 016-4606) Headmaster: Mr A Masukume(Cell: 0712 3379 488) Deputy Headmaster: D Zhou (Cell: 0779 186 633) MASVINGO PRIMARY RESOURCE CENTRE Head NTC: Mss M Donsa Boarding Mistress: Mrs Muzvidziwa MNENE PRIMARY SCHOOL P Bag 231, Mberengwa (Tel: 051-8-3202) Headmaster:Mrs B Hove Deputy Headmaster:Mr N C Shoko MNENE HIGH SCHOOL P Bag 272, Mberengwa (Tel: 051-8-376) (Email: [email protected]) Headmaster: Mr Ngonidzashe Shoko (0712 537 235 Acting Deputy Headmaster: Mr Nelson Dube (0712 790 119) Supervisor NTS: Mr Tauya Zhou (0712 380 747) MUSUME HIGH SCHOOL P Bag 203, Mberengwa (Tel: 051-7-364) Headmaster: Mr E.M. Tembo (0712 514 396/0779 882 718) Acting Deputy Headmaster: Rev C C Gumbo (0712 541 463/0774 002 953) |
Eastern Diocese
_ EDUCATION DEPARTMENT EASTERN DIOCESE
BURURE PRIMARY SCHOOL P Bag 6223, Gokwe Headmaster:B Zhou (0712 382047) BURURE SECONDARY SCHOOL P Bag 6223 Gokwe Head: Mrs E Mzenda (0713 154 328) SUMBE SECONDARY SCHOOL P Bag 23 Nembudziya, Gokwe Headmaster: C Mapuranga VUNDEMBE PRY SCHOOL Box 515 Chivi Head: Mr M Ivhurinosara (0776140051) Deputy Head: Mr H Mabvadya |
Western Diocese
_ EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WESTERN DIOCESE
BEITBRIDGE MISSION SCHOOL P O Box 5, Beitbridge Tel: 0286-22572 Fax: 0286-23321 Headmaster: Mr M Muyambo (0777 025 098) Deputy Head: Mrs R Mlea MANAMA HIGH SCHOOL P B G A 5838, Gwanda Tel: 0284-23264 Headmaster: Mr T J Muleya (0775 102 462; 0717 217 597) Deputy Head: Langalenkosi Mangena (0776 421 514; 0714 382 725) WEST NICHOLSON PRIMARY SCHOOL P. O West Nicholson Tel: 016-437 Acting-Headmistress: Ms K. Matsetlo ( 077 3876226/0713 667 306) Acting Deputy Head: Mrs J Ndlovu (0712 974 048) ZEZANI HIGH SCHOOL P Bag 5706, Zezani, Beitbridge Tel: 016-3506 Head: Mrs J Siziba ( 0771 631 344) Deputy Headmaster: Mr B. Chauke ( 0773 989 058) |