Minister urges headteachers to plant trees in schools
SOROTI, September 12, 2023 – The Minister of State for Higher Education, John Chrysestom Muyingo, has asked school headteachers in the country to embrace the Greening Project which encourages the planting of trees in the communities.
Muyingo made this call over the weekend during a two-day annual general meeting [AGM] of the Association of Secondary School Head Teachers of Uganda [ASSHU] that was held at Teso College Aloet.
1,682 headteachers that turned up for the AGM where Muyingo emphasised the importance of greening the environment in schools. “I call upon the management of schools to provide leadership in this drive and involve students in the tree planting campaign,” he said.
The minister said the government is keen on greening schools to manage the adverse effects of climate change, which requires many schools to plant trees for their learners.
The Greening Project is funded by the United Nations Development Programme-UNDP in partnership with Founding Trustee Umoja Conservation Trust, and the Ministry of Water and Environment. It started in 50 seed schools across the country and spread to other government schools.
The project was initially launched in October 2022 by the Minister for Education and Sports [MoE&S], Janet Kataaha Museveni at Teryet High Altitude SS in Kapachorwa district.
Muyingo, also schools to promote sports, saying, no school is worth the name without offering a vibrant programme of sports. “Let’s all embrace sports and games in our schools and develop the full potential of talents of these young people,” he added.
Meanwhile, Richard Enyomu, the commissioner human resource management in MoE&S noted that some schools have failed to change from the old curriculum to the new one.
Enyomu said that as headteachers, they must know what the new curriculum is all about and what approaches teachers are supposed to use. “You must supervise and support teachers to adapt to these changes,” he said.
Julius Opasso, the headteacher Teso College Aloet, said the teachers have been retooled and textbooks for the new curriculum have been provided.
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