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| 2013-07-23Cornelius Goreseb’s Grade 12s visit Windhoek
Clemans Miyanicwe
EDUCATIONAL TRIP … Thirty-nine pupils from Khorixas’ Cornelius Goraseb’s Grade 12s recently completed an educational tour of Windhoek.
Khorixas based Cornelius Goreseb High School visited various institutions in Windhoek on their first ever educational trip, paid in full by the Kunene Region’s Education Directorate. The educational tour took place between Tuesday, 16 July to Friday, 19 July.
According to Cornetha Adams, languages teacher at the school, the educational tour is aimed at exposing Grade 12 learners from rural areas to various institutions so that they can prepare for their future once they complete school.
“The learners only see certain types of careers in Khorixas but after this visit they can widen their choices on various careers,” Adams said.
The 39 learners from two Grade 12 classes at the school visited A Shipena Secondary School, where they attended a life skills class on Wednesday, which was said to have been fruitful.
The learners visited Meatco, International University of Management (IUM), the National Art Gallery, Namcol’s Head Office, IOL, Heroes Acre, NBC Damara-Nama Service and The Polytechnic of Namibia (PoN). The learners toured PoN’s various buildings and were given an assessment on community development by Dr Mike /Ochurub.
Adams said that since the pupils have social and science fields at the school, the educational tour was aimed at benefitting both of them so everyone was catered for.
Pupil Abiole Mike Karunga (18) said: “It was a beneficial trip, we are grateful to the Kunene Education Director. Many of us have a vision to visit such institutions but cannot do so on our own.” Karunga added that the trip will produce better results and motivate pupils in applying for various fields of studies at tertiary institutions once applications open.
Another pupil, Geroldine Shikongo (19), who wants to study media next year, said: “The trip is a great investment and one has seen institutions we will attend in the future, how they function and how things are done,”
According to Alwina !Aebes, Senior Education Officer at the Kunene Region Education Directorate, the school was chosen to motivate the pupils.
“This school used to be one of the best performing schools in the region,” !Aebes said. He believes that the final year results will improve as a result of the trip, as pupils become motivated from it.
Improved results from Cornelius Goreseb High School, says !Aebes has produced great people, the improvement will better the Kunene Region’s standing when it comes to national results.
Other stakeholders in education were called upon by the region’s education directorate to come on board to expand such trips for other schools, as the directorate cannot do it alone.
“The learners only see certain types of careers in Khorixas but after this visit they can widen their choices on various careers,” Adams said.
The 39 learners from two Grade 12 classes at the school visited A Shipena Secondary School, where they attended a life skills class on Wednesday, which was said to have been fruitful.
The learners visited Meatco, International University of Management (IUM), the National Art Gallery, Namcol’s Head Office, IOL, Heroes Acre, NBC Damara-Nama Service and The Polytechnic of Namibia (PoN). The learners toured PoN’s various buildings and were given an assessment on community development by Dr Mike /Ochurub.
Adams said that since the pupils have social and science fields at the school, the educational tour was aimed at benefitting both of them so everyone was catered for.
Pupil Abiole Mike Karunga (18) said: “It was a beneficial trip, we are grateful to the Kunene Education Director. Many of us have a vision to visit such institutions but cannot do so on our own.” Karunga added that the trip will produce better results and motivate pupils in applying for various fields of studies at tertiary institutions once applications open.
Another pupil, Geroldine Shikongo (19), who wants to study media next year, said: “The trip is a great investment and one has seen institutions we will attend in the future, how they function and how things are done,”
According to Alwina !Aebes, Senior Education Officer at the Kunene Region Education Directorate, the school was chosen to motivate the pupils.
“This school used to be one of the best performing schools in the region,” !Aebes said. He believes that the final year results will improve as a result of the trip, as pupils become motivated from it.
Improved results from Cornelius Goreseb High School, says !Aebes has produced great people, the improvement will better the Kunene Region’s standing when it comes to national results.
Other stakeholders in education were called upon by the region’s education directorate to come on board to expand such trips for other schools, as the directorate cannot do it alone.
