Download - inruled

aspects which have been institutionalised and which are not to be found in any other
primary schools in Mauritius are described below.
(a) The ZEP project at the school demands for a collective effort from
the community
The ZEP project defi nes the school under its aegis within its environment and aims at
mobilising all the resources within the locality within which it is found to contribute in
raising the standard of achievement of the school. This will mean empowering Head
Teachers and his/her team, crafting a shared vision and mission and implementing
a school development plan with all the other key players in education, that is, the
parents, the community-based associations, NGOs, and business organisations.
(b) Compensating the environment constraints of the children
The ZEP schools being located in deprived areas of the country comprise families
where children are not well catered for all their needs. Considering the constraints
within the child’s environment, the ZEP schools:
•
•
Promote the integration of early childhood development programmes:
From Nursery to Pre-School to Primary School. Hence all the ZEP
schools as at to date have a pre-primary unit attached to it to encourage
early acquisition of learning competencies and therefore primary pupils
in the deprived areas do not start their schooling with a defi cit.
Has introduced a Health and Nutrition programme have been
implemented in all ZEP schools within 6 months of its launching. Every
child in a ZEP School has a Health Card and medical practitioners
recruited by the School Development Unit carry out the ‘3 earlies’, that
is, early screening, early diagnosis and early referral action of children
detected with health impairment. In parallel, a daily supplementary meal
is offered to the pupils of the ZEP schools.
[ 10 ] INRULED