Margo Sherwill Guest Speaker.
Posted
on May 17, 2016
Margo Sherwill
Margo Sherwill was guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Numurkah 16th May meeting.Member Rotary Club of Benalla, on District Youth Exchange Committee, retired Primary School Principal with passion for literacy and numeracy.
Benalla Rotary Club in involved in the Wake & Shine School in Samthar, India, next to Nepal and Himalayan Mountains.
Lush country-side. Since 2005 R.C. Benalla has been involved with the Wake and Shine School.
Government schools have 60 in classes under appalling conditions, with limited resources.
Wake & Shine School, set up by a retired army General. Classroom bright and cheery, computers, books, uniforms.
Maximum 25 in class. Teachers no formal training, teach by rote.
Benalla R.C. assisted school with sponsorship and other projects such as water harvesting, installing tanks to provide drinking water.
52 of 142 students sponsored by Benalla Rotary Club.
Margo took on project to write and print Readers for the students.
Aim of Readers to:
- Present English in captivating manner.
- Demonstrate correct grammar.
- Introduce English sounds and key vocabulary systematically.
- Ensure it is easy for un-trained teachers to implement.
Margo has written and taken photos for the printing of the Readers.
Completed 25 graded books for 5 year olds, 40 books for 6, 40 books for 7 and 40 books for 8 year olds.
Each set has a large demonstration book for the teacher and a set of small books for the students.
Teacher must complete one book per week.
Have completed 89 books, 56 to go.