Press Releases
Jitegemee Secondary School Headmaster Off To The U.S.
February 16, 2007
Headmaster of Jitegemee Secondary School, Martin Eliah Mkisi, leaves for the United States for a three-week study tour on “Elementary and Secondary School Education Issues”, which takes place from February 22 through March 15, 2007.
A press release from the American Embassy in Dar es Salaam says that Mkisi will join 11 other education specialists from various countries, and they will visit Washington, D.C.; New Orleans, Louisiana; Austin, Texas; and Los Angeles, California.
According to the press release, the project goals are to provide an overview of the U.S. system of education and current trends in elementary and secondary school education, and to explore innovative education initiatives that respond to the needs of American youth to prepare them to become successful and responsible citizens.
The participants will also be provided with opportunities to compare and contrast the American education system with their own to identify common interests and concerns and to facilitate cooperation among educators.
Mkisi, who was promoted to Headmaster last year, runs the Jitegemee Secondary School owned by the army, which is one of the largest schools in the country that has enrolled over 3,000 students who did not get a chance to join normal public schools after completing primary education.
The project is part of the prestigious International Visitor Leadership Programme run by the U.S. State Department on behalf of the American people. It is intended to facilitate personal and professional contacts between the people of the United States and Tanzania. This is only one of several programs the U.S. Government provides as direct assistance to Tanzania. In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, the U.S. Government provided over $410 million (over 534 billion Tanzanian shillings) in direct assistance and through multilateral organizations to Tanzania.