Learning Support
Program in Naryn
This is the third year when Aga Khan Education
Service in Kyrgyzstan closely works from 2014 to the present time with Naryn
Oblast and Regional Educational Departments. We collaborate with 15 pilot
schools of Naryn Oblast in Learning Support Program. Our goal is to support teachers
and students in professional development and in organizing Courses in English
language, in Math, and IT in order to get better quality of knowledge and
skills in these subjects.
The
participants of the program activities are administration of the school,
teachers, and students. In this year we work with 31 teachers and 580 students
from the villages of Naryn Oblast. We
promote collaboration and a team work which help them to adapt to new
situations, strategies of work, and opportunities to share teachers’ ideas. There
are several steps which will help us to realize our goal.
First
of all, this is a professional Development for our teachers. We organize for
them methodological trainings to improve the strategy and methods of teaching,
to develop and enrich critical thinking skills, computer skills, and
proficiency in subject area. Certified 12 teachers have passed 72 hours of PD
and enriched their knowledge and skills by participating in two years’ program
activities. After the training, teachers conduct classes three times a week
with the pilot groups of students. A professional Development trainer from AKS observes
their lessons, provides feedback to teachers in order to improve their
approaches in teaching and learning. This is a kind of opportunity that
teachers can’t get in their villages or on the Regional Level. It motivates
them to participate actively and to share their ideas on the Oblast’ Level. At
the same time we organize annual Methodological conference on the International
Level where teachers and administration of our groups and other experienced
teachers and experts from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan join our group and present
their ideas. This practice is to enrich knowledge and skills in the subject
area and to expand the Level of Professionalism of our teachers in Learning
Support Program.
In addition, we organize for teachers and
students activities from which they improve their writing skills, presentations
skills, research skills, and critical thinking skills. For example, there were
organized presentations of the research work, essay contests, photo-essay
contest, Math Olympiads, creative work presentations and poster presentations. In
three years we consider the students’ progress and their transmission from one
Level to another in English course or in Math/IT. We observe and monitor the
teachers’ and the students’ work and can see the real results in good
achievement of our students and their motivation to study well. We certify the
best students who achieve the high result in their studying. One of the
students from the pilot group of At-Bashi region has completed the course last
year and he is studying at the UCA, Naryn. We try to organize Tours and
activities in UCA and to inspire our students to study there. These activities
motivate students to learn English and Math better, to demonstrate their skills
and talents.
Moreover, we organize several activities where
teachers have opportunity to analyze the progress, to think about the
challenges and to propose a strategic plan for our program. They give us
suggestions and write analytical reports.
We are opened to new and innovative ideas which will empower our Work
and influence on the sustainability of the project in Naryn Oblast.
