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My Beautiful Country: Namibia Land of Contrasts. World Map. Africa. Welwitschia- Endemic Plant. Oryx – Endemic Animal. Fish Eagle- Endemic Bird. Elephants – Etosha Pans. Erongo Mountains. Desert Elephants at Twyfel Fountain. Finger of God. Quiver Tree. Sossusvlei - Dunes. Red Dunes.
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Finger of God Quiver Tree
Mathematics in Namibia • Up to 1994 we where part of South Africa and followed their curriculum • On 21 March 1990 Namibia become independent • In 1995 we started following the Cambridge Curriculum in Gr.11 and Gr.12
Basic Problems • The Human Resource Problems • The Physical Resource Problems • The Solutions to the problem
The Human Resource Problem • At Primary Level only 55% of the teachers are qualify to teach Mathematics • The average for the grade 10 level Mathematics in the National Examination last year was 38% • Of the mathematics students who graduate in Gr.12 only 3.3% are on the higher level
The Physical Resource Problem • There are only place in Senior Secondary Schools for about 50% of the learners to complete their Basic Education • Many of the schools in the rural areas do not have water, electricity or a telephone, which limits their access to modern forms of communication • You still find Teachers teaching under a tree in Namibia owing to lack of classrooms
The Solutions to the ProblemProject running at the moment • ETSIP – Education and Training Sector Improvement Program • BES – Basic Educational Support • MASTEP – Mathematics and Secondary Teachers Educational Program
Namibia Presentation Karen D’Emiljo