JA Career Success at MFR Savanne

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During the third semester of 2016, JA Career Success  was implemented at the Maison Familiale Rurale de la Savanne.

Our institution located in Souillac is a professional training institution providing alternate education and training, to improve the students’ employability and thereby foster sustainable development within our community.

Being a training institute that recruits school drop-out, doing all these sessions in English was quite difficult, but with some patience and translation all our students had whole heartedly attended and enjoyed this entire program.

It was also a great pleasure to cooperate with the 2 JA Mascareignes Staffs, Taneesha and Jessica. They really helped us in the implantation of the program. They had come to help us for some sessions. They were greatly appreciated by all our staffs and students.

JA Career Success has greatly helped  increase the self-assurance of all our students. They are now more confident about their future career, dealing with a working environment and job interviews. All the staffs and students of the MFR de la Savanne would like to thank the entire team of Junior Achievement for giving us all the tools and materials  to achieve in a career.

– Rachelle Raphaël
Educator

 

Interview with Geenisha Devi Patroo

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  • Why did you choose to become a teacher?

It has always been my passion to teach. My parents were both teachers, and once I had completed my degree in Physics, I had no doubts on what I wanted to do next.

I have now been a Physics teacher for the past 6 years, and I am very much enjoying it.

  • Do you think that teaching has changed since you were a student?

Yes, with new technologies, the job of a teacher has changed. It would be great for us, teachers, to receive more trainings on how to adapt to the changing expectations of students.

We must also recognise that technological changes represent an opportunity. I can make Physics, as a subject, more attractive to my students. There are several Mobile Applications which I use as a teaching technique. It covers all the topics which they will encounter in their O-Level or A-Level exams. We also had the MIE Simulation program which we were using on the Tablets given to the students.
I have also in the past used blogs for all the extra materials which could not be covered in class.

  • How do you keep the students interested in the subject?

The key really is to relate it to reality. It is important to explain how the physics which they are learning in class applies to the world around them. You need to show them the visual results of an experiment or theory.

It is also important to make them understand how science is important and how it applies to the world around them. We must also teach them to have a scientific approach in their everyday life. It is an important skill which will help them when they enter the World of Work.

  • Do you think that JA Programs are important for your Students?

 Yes, it is important for all. Even Science students need an understanding of the Business World, and how to manage their finances.