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Nukuu hii hapa chini ni malengo makuu ya kuanzishwa kwa shule ya Southern Highlands School inayotoa elimu kwa kufuata mtaala wa lugha ya Kiingereza (English Medium School).Shule hii inamilikiwa na familia ya Mhe. Mungai ambae alipata kuwa Waziri wa Elimu wa nchi hii.
OBJECTIVES OF THE SCHOOL
Educational for children, with a strong English base, has become a topical issue among parents and educators in Tanzania. There is a community-felt need for an English-medium primary education curriculum.
The main objectives include:
· To equip children with sound knowledge of English for effective communication as citizens of a world that has become a single global village resulting from advances in information technology.
· To prepare children more effectively for English medium secondary school education in Tanzania.
· To provide boarding and day school experience for effective learning and social interaction among pupils themselves.
· To provide a learning school that is affordable, accessible, and cost effective to families who need English medium primary education for their children.
· To motivate pupils to become passionate in learning in order to become self-reliant, disciplined and well-behaved young people.
· To provide children with early exposure to information technology.
Southern Highlands School:
* Executive Director Mrs. Mary A. Mungai
*Schools Head Teacher Njoroge Francis
*Schools Deputy Head Teacher James Kelela
Ki mtazamo, inaonekana kana kwamba shule nyingi za "English Medium" zimekuwa zikianzishwa kwa madhumuni makubwa ya kuwajenga vijana wetu kufahamu kiingereza zaidi lakini wakati huo huo tunahimiza matumuzi ya kiswahili chetu.
Uzoefu pia unaonyesha kuwa kwa sasa shule nyingi zimekuwa zikitumia hilo neno "English Medium" kuvuta wazazi wengi kupeleka watoto wao huo.. Laikini binafisi sina uthibitisho wa kutosha kuhusu viwango vya taaluma inayotolewa kupitia lugha hiyo ya Kiingereza ambacho kwa shule nyingi imekuwa ikifundishwa na wageni kutoka Kenya au Uganda na si Watazania japo kuwa wpo wale ambao wamemaliza katika shule hizi hizi za Kiingereza!.
Kwa wale wenye uzoefu na shule hizo labda watusaidie kiwango cha taaluma kinachotolewa na shule hizo mbali na suala la watoto kujua lugha ya Kiingereza!!.