By Paskal Mbunga, Tanga September 2013
Sir John English Medium Primary school
is a new name among the residents of this city, but last week during
the 8th graduation ceremony staged ait the school premises, turned out
to be a name to reckon with when its pupils displayed a mastery in the
English language infront of their delighted parents.
The
graduands were 36 out of which 20 were boys and 16 were girls who had
boarded in the from Standard one to Standard Seven when they completed
their primary education after sitting for the Standard Seven National
Examination, last week.
The
parents were treated to a thrilling competition displayed by pupils of
the school, ranging from debate, drama and wrestling all performed and
directed in English language. The well spoken English language portrayed the command the pupils have in it.
The
graduation festival had diversity of themes ranging from the current
constitutional review proposals, why not make Sambaa, a national
language and the abolition of canning in schools.
The pupils' good interpretations of the scripts into stage production were evident in both sections. The stories and themes captured in the festival were well communicated to the audience.
The scripts were relevant to the pupils and the general public and most of them were of high standards.
A
plea to parents to embrace modeling as a rewarding career for their
children was well echoed when every pupil on stage boasted of the attire
he or she had put on, but had also not only praisedi the designer of
the cloth but most of them showed the desire to become cloth designers.
The
guest of honour, the Tanga District Administrative Secretary, Patrice
Marceline appealed to parents to fulfill their obligations in the
educational field by cooperating with the school management in
maintaining a brilliant behaviour for the good reputation of thei
children as well as the school.
Earlier,
the Principal of the school, Kafuku Mdaki called on the government to
create conducive environment for teaching so that the profession can
draw more teachers into the job.
"How
serious are the parents and the government on the teaching profession",
he asked, while appealing to them to focus on how the teachers are
nurtured, recruited and treated.
One
of the parents echoed the importance of discipline on the pupils as
well as the parents, saying that without discipline, the survival of
many schools is at stake.
Engineer
John Mgeyekwa, the Managing Director, UWASA said discipline is no
longer observed in many schools because teachers were let down by
parents who do not take action on their misbehaved children.
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