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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1993

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY WAS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ROSE GOODSTADT. SHE SAID MANY PEOPLE REJECTED AIDS PATIENTS FOR FEAR OF BEING INFECTED.

"IT IS THE DUTY OF EVERYONE OF US TO HELP PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM DISEASES AND PAIN. WITH THE RIGHT PRECAUTION, IT IS ABSOLUTELY SAFE FOR US TO

CONTACT THESE PATIENTS AND TO HELP THEM ΙΝ THEIR DAILY LIVES, SHE SAID.

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COURSES AND SEMINARS FOR PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS

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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LAST MONTH (JANUARY) SERIES OF SEMINARS, COURSES AND WORKSHOPS FOR SECONDARY, KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL HEADS AND TEACHERS.

CONDUCTED A PRIMARY AND

A TOTAL OF 10 SEMINARS, NINE IN-SERVICE TRAINING AND REFRESHER COURSES AND A WORKSHOP WERE HELD.

OF THE SEMINARS, SIX WERE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, THREE FOR PRIMARY AND ONE FOR KINDERGARTEN.

TOPICS DISCUSSED AT THE SEMINARS INCLUDED THE TEACHING OF TYPEWRITING (ELECTRONIC), POST-SECONDARY 3 CRAFT COURSES, THE TEACHING OF SIXTH FORM PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS, THE TEACHING SOCIAL ISSUES, A-LEVEL GEOGRAPHY TEACHING, AND THE USE OF SOURCES IN HISTORY TEACHING AT SIXTH FORM.

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ALSO INCLUDED WERE THE WAY TO INTRODUCE CHILDREN LITERATURE PRIMARY PUPILS, THE ROLE OF THE PRIMARY SOCIAL STUDIES PANEL CONVENERS, CREATIVE MUSIC MAKING IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND MUSIC ACTIVITIES FOR KINDERGARTEN HEADS AND TEACHERS.

COURSES INCLUDED IN-SERVICE TRAINING AND REFRESHER COURSES FOR TEACHER LIBRARIANS, A REFRESHER COURSE ON THE TEACHING OF SIMPLE SURVEYING FOR MATHEMATICS TEACHERS OF PRIMARY SIX, FOUR COURSES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS ON SIMPLE VIDEO PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES, AND THE PROJECT APPROACH IN THE TEACHING OF D & T (PART II), SHELL & C PROGRAMMING IN UNIX.

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ALSO INCLUDED WERE THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING PACKAGES, AND TWO COURSES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS TEACHERS THE INTRODUCTION TO MICROCOMPUTERS AND DISK OPERATING SYSTEM.

THE WORKSHOP HELD LAST MONTH WAS ON WARDROBE PLANNING FOR HOME ECONOMICS TEACHERS FROM GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SCHOOLS.

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