Following the publication of the PPEA Internal Plan against COVID-19 on Monday 13th April 2020, with the creation of WhatsApp work groups (OEPP CONTE COVID-19 for the French sub-system and PPEA AGAINST COVID-19 for the English sub-system), and as a complement to the measures already undertaken by various school management bodies and schools affiliated to the PPEA, there are several activities currently being undertaken to ensure the continuation of the teaching-learning process and the awareness campaign against the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to information obtained by the National Secretariat of the PPEA through the various work groups, we are pleased to present the first bulletin of the contribution of the PPEA:
- Within the Anglican Church of Cameroon – ACC):
- Teachers are visiting family homes to share out and correct learning tasks;
- For families (parents) that (who) can afford android cell phones and communication data, question/answer sessions have been organised through WhatsApp groups between teachers and their pupils;
- Parents have been forwarding their children’s questions to teachers and enabling them to receive answers in return;
- As a way of continuing to prepare candidates, teachers of examination classes have been visiting the homes of their learners to coach them ahead of the examinations of the June 2020 session;
- For homes equipped with television monitors, pupils’ parents have been encouraged to allow them follow-up lessons delivered over the national radio and television (CRTV) channels;
- Teachers are taking all necessary measures to include State-recommended hygiene and health measures against COVID-19 in their teaching activities.
