These 15 teachers had already participated in several environmental education training courses during the past 2 years. Hence WESC saw that it is best to build on what these teachers have already received and empower them through giving them the chance to become trainers to their peers. To this day, the trainers have developed their plans of action and their budgets in respect to their locality in order to train the teachers and initiate a cascade of training and environmental actions in the 6 governorates. Educational opportunities will not start or end with the training alone. WESC staff will visit each governorate and assist and coach in the delivery of the training. Monitoring teams will be assigned to follow the progress of the training and the full realisation of community actions in each governorate. Progress will be closely monitored and assessed by the WESC team in collaboration with the consultation team. Quarterly reports will be written to regularly assess progress and encourage corrective actions to be taken when needed. b) A partnership with UNDP In 2007, Mansour Group- in collaboration with the UNDP Office in Egypt and the Ministry of Environment produced three environmental booklets aimed at educating youth on all aspects of climate change and environmental friendliness. The booklets have been widely disseminated to schools across the different governorates and are being used as part of the teaching materials at schools.
13. Integrating Technology for Enhanced Education The Classmate PC has been used in schools for e-learning all around the world. ESI was the first to introduce the concept of e-learning to Egyptian schools. It is expected that the increased availability of learning resources will allow students to learn outside of the classroom and employ self-paced learning both at home and in school. The project is designed to enhance the quality of education in Egyptian schools through the use of technology in the classroom. Coupled with extensive training, support, and maintenance, this project will allow for an increase in student comprehension and creativity as well as facilitate administrative concerns such as student attendance and classroom management. The move towards utilizing technology for education is a global initiative that, if neglected, will stall our community decades behind modern trends.
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