On Saturday, The Government of Liberia, with funding from the European Union & Government of Sweden through the Youth Rising project, concluded a three (3) days Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) training for 33(thirty three) teachers teaching Math and Science in 11 (eleven) primary high schools across Montserrado. Ms. Sangay Freeman – Director of STEM at the Ministry of Education expressed her thanks and appreciation to the government of Liberia, the European Union and Government of Sweden for their support in the ongoing STEM training. She explained the importance of the training for Primary and high school teachers and how it connects TVET & STEM. Additionally, she joined the minister of education to emphasized the importance of science & TVET and how TVET can contribute to economic growth & self-substance foe youth and other Liberians. For the part of the international consultant conducting the training (PEN) Practical Education Network, they stressed the need for STEM to be more practical and localized as well as using local materials for teaching of STEM and making it locally relevant.

Source: Front Page Africa November 03, 2022 01:10 UTC