Report on mobile Teachings(SIM)

 It has been a hard time for all, surrendering to the grip of  Covid-19 threats. It has resulted in the closure of every learning institutions and homes. Most dreadful silence over ruled us when every one is locked inside a room. The closure of various schools have had greater impacts to students learning. Students were  lost in their own track of learning at their homes and teachers were dragged out of academic field . 

To meet the learning needs of students, Gonpasingma LSS teachers visited homes and six designated catchment areas. (Tshelingor/Wulaktang,School Areas, Khenadang/Chungkhar,Ngangmalam/Zobel, KheriGonpa/Shomarjug/Thung).

Catchment Area;Tshelingor/Wulaktang

Managing to reach different villages and teaching the students through SIM was enriching learning experience for all the students and teachers. Teachers were abled to see the real picture of village life and learning in students. Students and parents were resorted in finding various means of learning via social media outlets and printed SIMs. Teachers learnt that students in a village, they had a limited time to learning and almost forgotten what they have learnt in the school. Beside learning the SIM few students had to attend the chores of the homes and guard the maize field. Students were  exposed to learning the basic survival needs and life skills in the villages.

lost in an action-teaching and monitoring the SIM- Nangmalang

Teachers welcoming with warm hospitality and a smiling faces from villagers were some of the beautiful thing  experienced in the lives of a teacher. Teachers had a good time listening and learning the stories and myth of their villages. 

Reaching the message of individual  safety from Covid-19 and following the protocols were the part of lessons that engrained the whole idea of teaching to students.

Given the schedule to reach the catchment areas was a challenge during harsh weather and in the bumpy roads. After reaching villages and seeing the true face of students were never happened for few, they were out of the stations. Few students left the school for various reasons. Teaching students  through various media outlet was challenging. Some students didn't have access to internet connections while some don't own  phones.   

Catchment Area: Resnang

Finally, it was a different story for all the teachers and students in the journey of teaching and learning. It has been a new time for all to synchronize the learning process and managing the learning for self. when no classroom teaching could take place, it has given us to rethink and reimagine the map of educations in Bhutan.      

Catchment Area-Zobel

To meet the learning need of students in Covid time, teachers have been visiting home reaching the teaching learning materials and SIMs.

Students have been following and learning the different key stages of SIMs. 

In Zobel, there were Fiften Students classes from PP to VIII. One student is out of home.

Findings in students

1. Many students haven't completed the SIM activities.

2. Few SIMs were missplaced and haven't returned  for corrections.

3. Learning from SIM for lower classes are questionable.

4.Few Students just attempted the activity without understanding the concepts from SIMs.

5. Still students were found lost in their learning track when teacher's guidance is less.

Finally reaching Zobel and receiving the warm hospitality from students parents was memorable. 

Home visit-Tshelingor/ Wulaktang

Dated-16th September 2020

All staff gathered in school courtyard to discuss on the multiple issues on covid 19 crisis and its impacts on reaching education to students.

It has been for several months without having any face to face contact with students and teachers. It worsen when the nation was in complete lockdown for several weeks, Only a means at such time was providing key stages of SIMs for the students.

From Tshelingor we

1.collected all the note books assigned works for asessement.

2. Handed the SIM volume II for all classes.

3. Instructed how to write and maintain the notes and answer script for SIM volume ll.

Observations

1. One student maintained only a note and written all the answer script on it.

2. Coming to identified area for collecting the SIM especially in remote villages students are open to risk many possible threats to wild animals and exploitation if not taken care.

3. Self Learning is queationable for lower classes students.

Findings

1. Many parents were concerned for their childrens learning.

2. Students were lost and out of track for learning.

3. Reaching and handing the SIMs to students in monsoon season was challenging.

In short reaching the SIM to students and its learning impacts should fulfill the vision of Education when covid-19 is over rulling the nations.

Reaching SIM to Resnang

For second round of visit to village led by Principal, this time was to Resnang, for reaching the copies of SIM to students.

Afternoon journey by a pickup bolero in a slippery and muddy road of Anim Gonpa and Gayzoor wasn't a safe travel for the team.

Travelling scene in a hired bolero.

However, making to the Resnang lhakhang and seeing the gathered faces of five students made a good day for us.

After taking an attendence, Principal handed over the SIM( printed version and original copies) to students.

Principal sir asked Pema Wangmo whether she likes to join school or not, she said that she was very eager to rejoin the school if it starts earlier.

Venue: Community Lhakhang

Having asked for the learning progress at home, most of them said that they are not able to learn effectively like School but Principal sir informed well of the situation and asked to learn collaboratively by sharing the materials among classmates if it is inadequate. 

After asking few questions, I briefed on the assessments records and tools.

Principal sir encouraged all of them to keep the records of the activities completed from  SIM and ask to report to concern subject teachers and class teachers postively in a wechat group.

After a group snapshot, we shared a chewing gum as a gesture of love for students and headed back to School.

Attached Documents in pics

Report on EIE- Wed,8th July,2020

For a day long visit, a team led by Principal sir(Mr Kelzang Chodup) and Academic Head (Mr Karma Yenten) headed to our designated villages for reaching out information and handing over learning materials to the students.

Students from Chungkhar- one student is out of station.(near community lhakhang.)

In attending to the calls of Education in emergency need all the teachers of Gonpasingma LSS were deployed for meeting and discusing with students to address learning needs and challenges of the current situation.

The visiting and monitoring team were asked to fullfill following duties as end endorsed by School Administration on Moday,6th July,2020.

1. Reach learning materials of students to their respective places,(who hails from Kherigonpa,Shomarthung and Shomarjug,Khenadang and Chungkhar.)

2. Findout the number of students who received accredited volume of SIMs.

3. Share information on assessments methods and promotions based on SIM activities as informed by the REC.

4. Inform every students to be in their respective homes to trace their learning information.

5. Report the activities of students via Social media outlets( wechat,facebook)to concern class teacher for assessments and corrections.

6. Ask to take back their belongings from hostels to the ones who were classes Six and below.

7. Re-Inform the students to wear mask and practice healthy habits to combat Covid-19 thread in mass gatherings.

It was found that classes seven and Eight students received neither SIM nor any differnt learning instruction learnings (except one(cl-viii)) other than the textbooks and notebooks issued in tbe beginning of academic year.

List of students from Kherigonpa and Shomar-Jug and Thung.

Two students were absent during the time of our meetings. One from Chungkhar is out of home and one from Shomarjug has joined the monastic body.

Only few students from classes six and below were handed with SIM and they are using it as a means of learning materials.

Findings of the SIM recipients

My team assured that school is going to make multiple copies of SIM and reach to every students in the next round of visit by the concern teachers.

It was learnt that teaching and learning processes are limited to students as they were compromising their duties at home and their own studies.

Kherigonpa students- with P.sir and team.(infront of Memey Drakpa's house.)

A team also suggested to students for seeking help from teachers during the times of confusing concepts and activities in the SIM.

Students from Khenadang and team.( near junction towards community lhakhang.)

Finally the team encouraged all the students to take ownership of learning and perform the task according to teacher's instruction.

Team members:

1. Principal Kelzang Chodup

2. Mr Karma Yenten

3. Mr Singye Dorji

4. Mr Sherab Tenzin

Report-compiled by Nima Zangpo.

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