By ALISON ANIS
EKI Vaki Primary School has become the first school in nation’s capital and the country to produce its own homegrown mathematics syllabus under the pilot project for school-based-curriculum materials introduced by the Education Department.
Last Monday, Governor-General Sir Paulias Matane launched the Grade 6 Mathematics Pupil Activity Book the first ever to be developed by teachers in the country for students at the primary level.
The book was developed by three female teachers of Eki Vaki Primary School and is also the first to be edited, designed, published and printed by a local company in the country.
Treid Pacific in partnership with Eki Vaki school and the curriculum division and the education board helped put together the mathematics activity book.
“This is a breakthrough for the school and the education as this is the first ever locally produced pupil activity book that has been edited, designed and published by Papua New Guineans for Papua New Guineans,” acting director for education services and NCD education board chairman Henao Nauna said.
Sir Paulias, when addressing the students and teachers, including education officials and invited guests, said he was pleased to launch the book and challenged other teachers from other schools to develop own pupil activity books.
The pupil activity book will be trialed at selected schools in the NCD toward the beginning of next year before it is put to use.