CHILDREN CLUBS LEADERS TRAINED AS PLATFORMS OF LEARNING AND PEER SUPPORT.

 The training started with prayer, introduction of staff members, the teachers and the students and pupils from the schools of St. John's P/S, St. Kizito P/S, St. Adolf P/S, Elizabeth, ST John's H/S and Light SSS each mentioning the post they hold in the club and school. Explanation on the understanding of the organization and the donor and the project as a whole was made to the pupils and the students. The main objective of the training was to orient and mentor club leaders to spearhead activities in their respective schools and strengthen school-based clubs as platforms for children learning and peer support in violence prevention.

students of Elizabeth, St Johnn's and Light ss 

A brief discussion on corporal punishment was made as any punishment that causes pain and discomfort to someone. Three questions were asked and the learners were put in three groups to discuss them and later present in plenary. The three questions were what a good school is, what is a bad school, Qualities of a good teacher. Learners presented about a good school as a school that has teachers who are professional, council and guide pupils, good security, and good learning environment with good structures, where students are involved in leadership and disciplinary actions, good historical background, violence free, school that has a spiritual background and participates in co-circular activities.

during discussion groups

Presentation about a bad school was made where learners discussed that it’s a school where teachers give corporal punishment to students, has absenteeism of teachers, has poor sanitation, and has bad and shabby teachers, insecurity, poor feeding of students, unfavorable rules and regulations and use of violence to solve issues. Qualities of a good teacher were discussed as a kind, exemplary, teaches children good morals, honest to pupils, self driven offer guidance and counseling to students, role model to students, provides positive discipline to learners and being a good time manager among others. More understanding on some of the points that were presented were clarified on by the facilitator.

Ways of ending violence were discussed and these included setting strict rules and regulations with representation of students, use and formulation of educative clubs, provision of guidance and counseling to students, training of teachers on ending violence in schools through use of positive discipline