Thursday 22 November 2007

ZLS pilots training programmes for schools

With the support of the British High Commission in Tanzania, ZLS staff have been developing two training programmes aimed at strengthening school library provision in Zanzibar.

One two-day workshop on basic library management and reading promotion skills for teachers from schools in Central District with existing libraries was piloted with 10 teachers from 5 schools in the Central Distict in November 2007. Topics covered included:

  • About libraries, literacy and learning;
  • Skills for managing libraries;
  • Using school to support reading;
  • Techniques for promoting reading and library skills

A separate two-day workshop on planning a new school library for 5 head teachers and 5 teacher librarians from 5 schools in Central District without existing libraries was piloted at the same time.

Topics covered included:

  • About libraries, literacy and learning;
  • Skills for managing libraries;
  • Planning a new school library
  • Preparing a basic project proposal

Both workshops were very successful and ZLS is planning to run these workshops in other districts on Zanzibar Island in 2008.