School leaders laud LGF over critical thinking intervention

Headteachers, school leaders and local government education officers from Mpigi and Nakaseke districts have lauded Luigi Giussani Foundation (LGF) over its Activate Critical Thinking Now (ACT Now) intervention, which they said has left a huge transformative impact on the two central Uganda districts.

The leaders made the remarks during a meeting which was organised to assess the progress of the Rebirth of Quality Education project meeting at LGF premises in Luzira, Kampala. In the project, LGF is currently implementing ACT Now, one of its flagship programmes aimed at activating high-order thinking skills among learners.

In implementing the critical thinking model, LGF employs a whole-school system approach where school leaders and government stakeholders play a key role in creating a supportive environment. The school and local government leaders who attended the meeting included Mpigi District Inspector of Schools Mr Yusuf Gaina Lusiba, Mr Kayemba Kalema, the Nakaseke District Senior Education Officer and headteachers from schools such as Pride College School, Lumuza High School, Bujuuko High School, Bulamu Seed SS, St Marys’ SS Nkozi, St Maria Goretti, Katende, Mitala Maria Hill School, Nakaseke’s St Denis Kijaguzo SS, Standard High School, Kapeeka, Standard Christian High School, Stevour Christian High School, Wakyato Seed SS, among others.

Speaking during the meeting, Mr Kayemba Kalema, the Nakaseke District Senior Education Officer, revealed that the changes in schools that LGF has been working with in implementing ACT Now were visible. “This project is a good intervention. As inspectors, we have observed progress in the schools that LGF has been working with. We pray that LGF does not abandon the schools when the project ends.

It should continue to guide our teachers and enable them to adopt modern teaching practices for the good of our children,” Mr Kayemba said. During the meeting, the school leaders assured LGF of their support and also allayed their fears that implementation in a critical third term would still be possible even when most schools in the country usually panic during the third term because of national exams.