Holiday Classes: MINESEC Boss Visits Schools In Yaounde

To ensure that holiday classes are ongoing as expected, in a bid to cover syllabuses before end-of-year public examinations, the Minister of Secondary Education, Nalova Lyonga visited three schools in Yaounde yesterday April 5, 2021 to have firsthand information on how the exercise is taking place.  At each step, she made some general observations, which could help the school fully cover the curriculum before the public examinations. At the end, Professor Nalova Lyonga observed that the Distance Education was not taking place as required. In this light, she made some special recommendations. Barrier measures, the Minister of Secondary Education underscored, must be respected at all times. According to her, the educational community is not only fighting Covid-19, but also the educational standards. “Both aspects must be upheld at all times”, she reiterated.

The visit, which was supposed to be a surprise one started at the Government Bilingual High School Mendong as early as 9:30 a.m. However, Minister Nalova Lyonga was astonished when she arrived at the school premises and saw students all lined-up with one holding a bouquet of flower to welcome her. She immediately asked the principal why students were not in their various classrooms. The principal said the Council was disinfecting the various classrooms. Minister Nalova frowned at the principal for accepting to disinfect classrooms on a Monday, when students are supposed to be studying.

Later, the Minister of Secondary Education made a stop at the Government Technical High School and the Lycée Général Leclerc where holiday classes were ongoing...