Maltas motivate Namcol-leaders
The University of Namibia’s Malta-team, joined by their mentors, held a training day at the Yetu Yama Namcol Centre for members of the Learners Representative Councils (LRC) in Windhoek. According to Mr Gavin Visser, Maltas-coach and key facilitator, the purpose of the workshop was to inspire the learners with the message that one can always bounce back from adversity, no matter the circumstances.
“To have a big heart, to work hard and to know never to give up, is the legacy I want to leave behind for my fellow students,” said Fredrick Hamonika.
“Hamonika is a 17-year-old student at the C.J. Brand Namcol-campus, who almost lost his life in a car accident.
“He strongly believes he got a second chance and is adamant not to waste it.
Various Namcol-centres in Windhoek each sent groups of five learners to attend the training held at the Katutura-campus.
During the workshop learners identified problems they face at their respective centres and came up with their own and innovative solutions. Learners from the Acacia-centre plan to introduce strict attendance regulations for both teachers and learners to prevent learners from loitering and engaging in wrongful activities.
The Goreangab-centre suggested forming student escorts and get police involved to curb robberies.
The learners were faced with a number of challenges aimed to engage them as a team and to sharpen their problem solving abilities.
The marshmallow-and-spaghetti-challenge tasked them to plan and build a tower as tall as possible within 15 minutes.
The teams had to report on any problems they experienced during the task which included lack of planning and poor time management. The teams were also introduced to the DISC-analysis model which identifies leader types.
The model gave learners insight into their likely role in a team.
They were also encouraged to share their experiences when they realized they had failed their exams. Mr. Daniel Itenge, a Maltas-mentor last year, narrated his life story and reminded the learners of the importance of education, despite any hardship one might be going through.
The Namcol-LRC’s expressed their eagerness to start working together knowing their personal attributes and putting into practice the ideas they came up with.
All the representatives of the various centres aim to implement a positive change at their centres during the course of this year.
“To have a big heart, to work hard and to know never to give up, is the legacy I want to leave behind for my fellow students,” said Fredrick Hamonika.
“Hamonika is a 17-year-old student at the C.J. Brand Namcol-campus, who almost lost his life in a car accident.
“He strongly believes he got a second chance and is adamant not to waste it.
Various Namcol-centres in Windhoek each sent groups of five learners to attend the training held at the Katutura-campus.
During the workshop learners identified problems they face at their respective centres and came up with their own and innovative solutions. Learners from the Acacia-centre plan to introduce strict attendance regulations for both teachers and learners to prevent learners from loitering and engaging in wrongful activities.
The Goreangab-centre suggested forming student escorts and get police involved to curb robberies.
The learners were faced with a number of challenges aimed to engage them as a team and to sharpen their problem solving abilities.
The marshmallow-and-spaghetti-challenge tasked them to plan and build a tower as tall as possible within 15 minutes.
The teams had to report on any problems they experienced during the task which included lack of planning and poor time management. The teams were also introduced to the DISC-analysis model which identifies leader types.
The model gave learners insight into their likely role in a team.
They were also encouraged to share their experiences when they realized they had failed their exams. Mr. Daniel Itenge, a Maltas-mentor last year, narrated his life story and reminded the learners of the importance of education, despite any hardship one might be going through.
The Namcol-LRC’s expressed their eagerness to start working together knowing their personal attributes and putting into practice the ideas they came up with.
All the representatives of the various centres aim to implement a positive change at their centres during the course of this year.
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