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Gaire is located about 45 minutes drive from Port Moresby. It is the site of a rural community VSAT access point, set up under the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)'s Pacific Rural Internet Connectivity System (Pacific RICS) project. |
Gaire is located about 45 minutes drive from Port Moresby. It is the site of a rural community VSAT access point, set up under the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)'s Pacific Rural Internet Connectivity System (Pacific RICS) project. |
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Breaking news, June 13th 2008: pictures of Gaire Primary school, 53 laptops, both streams of the Grade 3 saturated (Grade 3 is the first grade in the PNG primary education system). Gaire Primary School is located at 9.6698S, 147.4086E (WGS84). |
Breaking news, June 13th 2008: pictures of Gaire Primary school, 53 laptops, both streams of the Grade 3 saturated (Grade 3 is the first grade in the PNG primary education system). Gaire Primary School is located at 9.6698S, 147.4086E (WGS84), sea level. |
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None of the children have any experience of computers before. Of the teachers, only the Principal and one or two others are computer literate. |
None of the children have any experience of computers before. Of the teachers, only the Principal and one or two others are computer literate. |
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Drekikir Admin Primary School is located in East Sepik Province, near Wewak. This school is participating in the EU-funded Improvement of Rural Primary Education Facilities (IRPEF) project, based in Madang. The IRPEF is collaborating with the Department of Education and OLPC Oceania to implement the trial. |
Drekikir Admin Primary School is located in East Sepik Province, near Wewak. This school is participating in the EU-funded Improvement of Rural Primary Education Facilities (IRPEF) project, based in Madang. The IRPEF is collaborating with the Department of Education and OLPC Oceania to implement the trial. |
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This trial took place between 16th - 20th June 2008. More information will be posted here soon. |
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Dreikikir is located at 3.57516S, 142.76946E at altitude 380m. |
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Some pictures of the Drekikir region can be seen here: [http://www.callanservices.org/news/news2002/drekphotos/drekphotos.html] |
Some pictures of the Drekikir region can be seen here: [http://www.callanservices.org/news/news2002/drekphotos/drekphotos.html] |
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==Photo Gallery== |
==Photo Gallery== |
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Image:PNG-Gaire-1.jpg|Gaire: Each child receives an XO |
Image:PNG-Gaire-1.jpg|Gaire: Each child receives an XO |
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Image:PNG-Gaire-6.jpg|Gaire: Teachers training |
Image:PNG-Gaire-6.jpg|Gaire: Teachers training |
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Image:PNG-Gaire-7.jpg|Teachers of Gaire Primary School |
Image:PNG-Gaire-7.jpg|Teachers of Gaire Primary School |
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Image:PNG-Drek.jpg|Dreikikir Admin Primary School |
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Image:PNG-Drek-0.jpg|Two Guardians of Dreikikir Admin Primary School |
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Image:PNG-Drek-1.jpg|Dreikikir: Two girls absorbed by the XO |
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Image:PNG-Drek-2.jpg|Dreikikir: Training in groups outside |
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Image:PNG-Drek-3.jpg|Dreikikir: Boys using Paint, Speak and Record during training |
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Image:PNG-Drek-4.jpg|Dreikikir: Training in the classroom |
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Image:PNG-Drek-5.jpg|Dreikikir: Teacher Training |
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Image:PNG-Drek-6.jpg|Dreikikir: Teacher Training |
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Image:PNG-Drek-7.jpg|Dreikikir: Minister arriving for the official launching |
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Image:PNG-Drek-8.jpg|Dreikikir: Education Minister and MP for Dreikikir, Hon Tony Amos arriving for the official launching |
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Image:PNG-Drek-9.jpg|Dreikikir: Brian Monie, Senior Development Officer, Ministry of Education speaking at the hand-over ceremony |
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Image:PNG-Drek-9.jpg|Dreikikir: Joseph Ouyoumb, Provincial Education Advisor, East Sepik |
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Image:PNG-Drek-10.jpg|Dreikikir: Chris Sangisi, Standard Officer, Dreikikir District |
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Image:PNG-Drek-11.jpg|Dreikikir: People from the Dreikikir community at the hand-over ceremony |
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Image:PNG-Drek-12.jpg|Dreikikir: Handing over laptops to Grade 3 students |
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Image:PNG-Drek-13.jpg|Dreikikir: Handing over laptops to Grade 3 students |
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Image:PNG-Drek-14.jpg|Dreikikir: Got laptops! |
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Image:PNG-Drek-15.jpg|Dreikikir: Dancing at the official opening |
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Image:PNG-Drek-16.jpg|Dreikikir: Dancing at the hand over ceremony |
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Image:PNG-Drek-17.jpg|Dreikikir: Puppet dancing show at the hand over ceremony |
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Image:PNG-Drek-14.jpg|Dreikikir: Welcome to the hand over ceremony |
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[[Category:Countries|Papua New Guinea]] |
[[Category:Countries|Papua New Guinea]] |
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Revision as of 06:46, 21 June 2008
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Trials in PNG
Deployments in PNG will commence in June 2008 at the following sites:
- Gaire, Central Province
- Drekikir, East Sepik Province
- Buka, Bougainville Province
Click any picture to enlarge:
Location of PNG
Location of Gaire
Location of Drekikir
Contacts
- Dr Joseph Pagelio, Secretary, Department of Education, PO Box 446, Waigani NCD Phone: 301 3447 Fax: 323 1031
- Brian Monie, senior Policy Officer, Ministry of Education
- David Leeming
- Ian Thomson
Content and Localisation
Localisation projects have been opened on the OLPC Pootle server for Tok Pisin language (PNG Pidgin)
Gaire
Gaire is located about 45 minutes drive from Port Moresby. It is the site of a rural community VSAT access point, set up under the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)'s Pacific Rural Internet Connectivity System (Pacific RICS) project.
Breaking news, June 13th 2008: pictures of Gaire Primary school, 53 laptops, both streams of the Grade 3 saturated (Grade 3 is the first grade in the PNG primary education system). Gaire Primary School is located at 9.6698S, 147.4086E (WGS84), sea level.
None of the children have any experience of computers before. Of the teachers, only the Principal and one or two others are computer literate.
See latest photos!
Drekikir
Drekikir Admin Primary School is located in East Sepik Province, near Wewak. This school is participating in the EU-funded Improvement of Rural Primary Education Facilities (IRPEF) project, based in Madang. The IRPEF is collaborating with the Department of Education and OLPC Oceania to implement the trial.
This trial took place between 16th - 20th June 2008. More information will be posted here soon.
Dreikikir is located at 3.57516S, 142.76946E at altitude 380m.
Some pictures of the Drekikir region can be seen here: [1]
Useful links
Photo Gallery
Click any picture to enlarge:
Gaire: Each child receives an XO
Gaire: Opening the laptops
Discovery.....(Gaire)
Gaire: Within the first hour, there is much activity...
Gaire: Memorise activity
Gaire: Teachers training
Teachers of Gaire Primary School
Dreikikir Admin Primary School
Two Guardians of Dreikikir Admin Primary School
Dreikikir: Two girls absorbed by the XO
Dreikikir: Training in groups outside
Dreikikir: Boys using Paint, Speak and Record during training
Dreikikir: Training in the classroom
Dreikikir: Teacher Training
Dreikikir: Teacher Training
Dreikikir: Minister arriving for the official launching
Dreikikir: Education Minister and MP for Dreikikir, Hon Tony Amos arriving for the official launching
Dreikikir: Brian Monie, Senior Development Officer, Ministry of Education speaking at the hand-over ceremony
Dreikikir: Joseph Ouyoumb, Provincial Education Advisor, East Sepik
Dreikikir: Chris Sangisi, Standard Officer, Dreikikir District
Dreikikir: People from the Dreikikir community at the hand-over ceremony
Dreikikir: Handing over laptops to Grade 3 students
Dreikikir: Handing over laptops to Grade 3 students
Dreikikir: Got laptops!
Dreikikir: Dancing at the official opening
Dreikikir: Dancing at the hand over ceremony
Dreikikir: Puppet dancing show at the hand over ceremony
Dreikikir: Welcome to the hand over ceremony
