Learning Support Program in Naryn

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.