Science education and training in Namibia
Welcome to this site. It is mainly my company site but it also contains a number of reflections on issues here in Namibia, particularly those related to education. It is still under construction and probably likely to remain that way.
Contact details
Andrew Clegg
Email ac(at)act.com.na
Box 9159
Windhoek
Namibia
+26461 221190
Copyright
Unless otherwise stated. materials on this site may be reproduced and used freely but non-commercially only
Downloads
Handbook for writers of teacher support materials, pdf 1.4Mb
School timetabing manual, pdf 300k
Comparison of 6 international science curricula, pdf 112k
ACTcc company profile pdf 1.2Mb
Links
Andrew Clegg homepage
Notes from the bottom left
ACTcc
Andew Clegg Training cc
Registered close corporation cc/2001/2113
This is a database of research organisations and research data collections in Namibia. It was prepared as part of a contract to the Ministry of Education in 2002.
It is intended that ultimtely it will migrate to the website of the National Commission for Research, Science and Technology whan that body is established
Last updated May 2008
Some teaching ideas related to Namibian science textbooks. Work in progress
This section is beginning life as teacher guides for a set of science textbooks in the 'Discover' series of Heinemann. They cover grades 5 to 12.
The books are written for the Namibian curriculum and are approved by the National Institute for Educational Development
Last updated March 2008
A set of webpages produced for UNESCO. They constitute a training programme for a variety of clientele with the aim of encouraginging more girls in Africa to enter scientific careers. The programme was developed for the Africa Centre for Guidance, Counselling and Youth Development in Lilongwe, Malawi. 2007
They are availble in hard copy and pdf format from UNESCO
(copyright UNESCO)
Occasional commentaries on Namibian education
A web-based tool for those involved in redesigning curricula to meet teh demands of mass secondary education
Last updated May 2008