Note from Martin Kae , Head Master Lese Oalai School, Gulf Province (from John Oswald Torquay Rotarian):
"Don Warne Memorial Primary School Lese Oalai, this afternoon welcomed 11 trainee teachers from Sacred Heart Teachers College Bomana.
They will be here for the next 6 weeks doing their final year practicum.
Their stay will be very helpful to the students and teachers, as we look forward to learning more about the new curriculum.
Our great appreciation to the gulf governor hon. Sir Chris Haiveta for the assistance in transportation and food rations.
Thank you and kind regards.
Martin Kae"
Martin Kae also organised a conference of teachers from local schools. Those teachers are all enthusiastic about being involved and assisted by arms of Rotary Australia World Community Service. this is the first time that a conference of this form has been held in Lese Oalai. We believe that recent developments at Lesse Oalai school are giving all the surrounding schools and communities hope that there will be, in the longer term, developments in their communities as well.
William Avae (who has commenced a two-year Advanced Internet Technology Course (sponsored by the Rotary Club of Greater Geelong D9780) is three months into his course at Datec Learning Centre (Advance Internet Technology)
John Karahure, health worker at the Lese Oalai Aid Post, has almost completed a month long Continual Professional Development course at Rotarians against Malaria, Papua New Guinea. He is upskilling to become our Lese Oalai Malaria champion.
The Rotary Club of Ocean Grove has applied for a District Grant to cover the expenses of two health workers from the Lese Oalai Aid Post, to undertake one-monthly programs of Continual Professional Development.
Our 'Teacher-in a-Box project' has received the first set of Local Area Networks for supply to Gulf Province High Schools at Kerema and Malala, and to the school at Lese Oalai. We are working on this project with the Rotary Club of Paddington D9620, the Rotary Club of Mitcham SA (D9510), the Peter Nathan Loko Foundation and the PNG Gulf Association of Queensland. This first roll out will bring some of the magic of the World Wide Web to remote schools in the Gulf Province, who can’t look forward to a connection to that Web in the foreseeable future. The information on the servers supplied by the Rotary Club of Paddington, includes the entire curriculum for Papua New Guinea schools, University courses and lots of great reading material for younger classes.
John Oswald
International Committee,
The Rotary Club of Torquay D9780
0418 508 219
