Mission possible: English teachers' training completed!

KosovoSchools proudly announces, that the first part of English teachers' training series of Mitrovica region was successfully completed. Funds were provided by the Government of the Czech Republic, realization of the project in Kosovo was possible thanks to the cooperation with the OSCE and the local NGO Hareja. The goal of the project is to increase the capacity of local elementary schools' English teachers in Vushtrri and Mitrovica municipalities through regular seminars and trainings. At the picture: KosovoSchools met with Qerim Selimi, the Director of Education in Vushtrri municipality, and presented a picture taken two years ago, when KosoSchools projects started.

The first three day seminar took place in Vushtrri 1 - 3 October, and is to be continued in November. A group of twelve local teachers learned about traditional and new approaches to teaching English at various levels, and practiced the presented techniques through a range of practical exercises, games and workshops. According to the participants, this was the first training ever, that assembled English teachers as such. Apart from a lot of positive reaction s from the teachers, the training yielded some important feedback and information for the KosovoSchools primary mission, which is contributing to the equipment of local disadvantaged elementary schools: there are basically no listening and/or audio-visual devices available. The budget of the current project foresees the acquisition of several laptop computers that will be distributed to the schools and provide an opportunity for the teachers to put the skills from the training into practice. Thanks to all that made this program a mission possible!