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Launch of school text books for new South Sudanese National Curriculum
Who: H.E Dr. James Wani Igga, Vice President of South Sudan
Hon. Deng Deng Hoc, Minister of General Education
Chairperson of the Education Committee
Mr. Mohamed Ayoya, UNICEF Representative
What: The Ministry of General Education and UNICEF invites you to this text book launch
When: Thursday, 7 March 2019, 9:00am – 12:00 pm (local time; GMT+3)
Where: Juba 1 Boys School, South Sudan
Why: Tomorrow is a significant day for the education sector of this country as it will adopt and launch South Sudan’s first national textbooks, covering all grades of school education. The new textbooks have been developed by Ministry of General Education and Instruction (MOGEI) and are based on the new curriculum, the first to be adopted since independence. The guest of honour at the launch event will be H.E Dr. James Wani Igga, Vice President of South Sudan. The event will be presided over by the Minister of General Education.
Please see the full agenda for the event:
| 09:00-10:00 | Arrival of guests at the launch venue (Juba One Boys School) |
| 10:00-10:05 | National anthem |
| 10:05-10:15 | Opening prayers |
| 10:15-10:20 | Introduction (Master of Ceremony) |
| 10:20-10:30 | Remarks by UNICEF representative |
| 10:30-10:40 | Poem by a learner |
| 10:50-11:00 | Song presented by learners |
| 11:00-11:10 | Remarks by representative of State Ministers of Education |
| 11:20-11:30 | Remarks by Chairperson of the Education Committee of the TNLA |
| 11:30-11:45 | Remarks by Hon. Deng Deng Hoc Yai, Minister of General Education |
| 11:45-12:00 | Launching of textbooks by the Guest of Honor |
| 12:00 | Remarks by the Guest of Honor |
| End of programme, entertainment with Greenhill school band |
The media is therefore invited to cover this event.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of UNICEF South Sudan.
