Education in Burkina Faso, Thoughts on Educational Infrastructure
I refer to the wiki file on “Education in Burkina Faso” as a starting point ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Burkina_Faso ) because it clarifies that the Education Act of 97′ makes school from 6 to 16 compulsory but there are simply not enough schools and not enough qualified teachers. Access, especially for girls, is still a financial dilemma because school fees and supplies. Only 15% of the citizens speak French which is the language of instruction. The adult literacy rate is 23%.
I thought the note on the school session is interesting, “A week runs from Monday to Saturday, with the schools being closed on Thursday. Burkina Faso has a national curriculum. The subjects taught include Production, where children may learn to plant maize and trees or keep chickens, on school land. They have a break between noon and 3pm.”
Also, take a look at the primary curriculum review http://curriculum.qca.org.uk/key-stages-1-and-2/Values-aims-and-purposes/primary-curriculum-review/index.aspx. It’s a tall order!
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