PEP in the Media

 




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The Primary Education Project (PEP) is a five-year initiative targeting all public primary schools in Macedonia. PEP seeks to improve the quality...

 

 

 

 




 

 

Interview with Lili Bosevska, school director in PS “Kiril i Metodij”, Bitola, regarding the 'Program for Mentoring Teachers’ activity'.

 

 

 

 


- Centre for technical support for computers in the primary education, June 20 2011,
MRTV, PulsInfo, 24 Macedonia web;

-Primary School in Kolesino goes solar, SITEL TV, 02 May 2011, http://www.sitel.com.mk/dnevnik/makedonija/uchilishte-na-solarna-energija-vo-koleshino

- An article regarding Career Center opening in “Orce Nikolov” secondary school, www.kapital.com.mk , 14 April 2011

- P.S "Goce Delcev" gets a new lab, www.kurir.mk, 17 March 2011

-Macedonia's teachers with Grandma's Games first in Europe, www.time.mk, April 06 2011, http://www.time.mk/read/91414f63aa/18b2b1e023/index.html


-Awareness about healthy lifestyle begins at primary school age, "Educator", Nov-Dec 2010 edition


 

 

Students from the PS "Naum Naumovski Borce" from Skopje demonstrate robotics and new technology donated by USAID PEP on Macedonian Television.

 

 

 

 


 

 

-Petar Nikoloski, ICT in Education Coordinator, talks about the lower and upper primary teacher training implemented by PEP as well as the upcoming activities of the project.

Part II

 

 

 

 


-PEP begins establishing Career Corners (CC) in selected primary schools. The concept of the Career Corners will expand on the Career and Entrepreneurship Education that has been piloted in 6 primary schools across Macedonia. First two Career Corners will be open in PS “J.A. Komenski” Skopje and P.S. “Sv. Kliment Ohridski”, Bitola. On 19.11.2010 students from both schools were working on painting the rooms where CC will be located (few photos attach ed). The TV station TERA from Bitola has covered the activity in P.S. Sv. Kliment Ohridski and made an interview with students and teachers for the main news  The equipment, books and materials have been purchased and will be placed in CC’s at the beginning of December. Next weekend (26-28 November) PEP workshop for teachers and school psychologists from 6 pilot schools will be deliver. Main focus will be on: Development of career competencies in students Implementation of Career education activities in primary schools and Career Corner services and resources. Last Thursday, the entrepreneurship project “Let’s play business” realized by students from PEP’s pilot school Sv. Kliment Ohridski, was presented in Bitola as a part of the EU “Global Entrepreneurship week”.

 


 

-USAID to renovate the oldest school in Strumica, 22 November 2010, http://www.kurir.mk/republika/proekti/8719-USAID-ke-go-renovira-najstaroto-uciliste-vo-Strumica


 

 

Ilir Zajazi from USAID Primary Education Project and Milica Petrusevska from USAID Recycling Project discussing Green Schools on "AB Channel". Part II

 

 

 

 


- http://www.time.mk/cluster/06ece50589/index.html, УСАИД го реновира 100-то училиште во Македонија, 07 Октомври 201 (збир на наслови);

- http://www.time.mk/read/06ece50589/8624cc668e/index.html, УСАИД го реновира 100-то училиште во Македонија, 07 Октомври 2010;

-http://www.strumicanet.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=51&Itemid=253, Струмица, "Светски ден на учителот", Понеделник, 04 Октомври 2010

 


 

In this interview Mr. Prenton talks about his experience during the four years time spent in Macedonia, his impressions about the local culture, customs, educational system etc. PEP team wishes all the best to Mr. Prenton on his next job assignment, and thanks him for the hard work he had put in order to make this project as successful as possible. Well done and best wishes Keith, as you would say! :) Your PEP Team!

Second part.

 


 

 

Renovation Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in the Primary School of the Village of Krilatica

 

 

 

 


Virna Manasieva talks about summer school camp held in Krusevo, in August 2010.

 

 

 

 


 

-http://www.balkans.com/open-news.php?uniquenumber=71581,USAID Opens 21st Century Technology Lab in FYR Macedonia, "Balkans Business News", September 2010


-USAID / PEP Renovates the PS "Koco Racin" in the village of Krilatica, Kratovo municipality, Stel TV, July 2010.

 

 

 

 

 


 

-Training for Bilogy students and professors at the State University in Tetovo, organized according to USAID PEP training materials, 29 April 2010.
http://www.unite.edu.mk/publikimi_08_05_2010_1_.html


 

Interview with Ms. Gorica Mickovska, leader of the assessment component at the
USAID / AED - Primary Education Project, "AB Channel", local TV station, April 2010. Part I, Part II

 

 

 

 


 


Inteview with Mr. Keith Prenton, Chief of Party at the
USAID / AED - Primary Education Project, "AB Channel", local TV station, 10 April 2010.

 

 

 

 



Interview with Anita Angelovska, teacher form Primary Schools “Krste Misirkov”- Skopje and PEP master trainer in the Component Improving School-based Assessment, speaks on the Component activities and practical application of the formative assessment approaches in the school.  (the morning TV program on MTV television, on November 26th 2009
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(Part I, Part II)

 

 




- Interview with Virna Manasieva Gerasimova, PEP Training and Events Manager, and Gjorgi Kusevski, PEP Workforce Development Specialist, on the current PEP activities in the morning TV show called "Vreteno" on the local TV station 'AB Channel'. (Part I, Part II)

 

 

 


- Green Schools, "Lajm", daily newspaper, 26 February 2010


-Green Schools, American Chamber of Commerce, Monthly Magazine, February, 2010


- Robots to help teaching technology classes, daily "Vecer", Feb 13, 2010, http://www.vecer.com.mk/?ItemID=26432FE22CA76841B3B380A92FD9E2CC


-Second session of the ZELS education committee


-Replacing carpentry, http://gevgelija.gov.mk/mk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=148:2009-12-29-17-11-37&catid=8:actual&Itemid=1


-MOU with USAID for reconstruction the primary school ‘Kiril and Metodij”, http://www.tetova.gov.mk/mk/press/277.html


- "Microsoft Innovative Educators Forum", http://tocka.com.mk/vest.php?vest=15747&page=1


http://www.vreme.com.mk/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=1&ArticleID=129020&EditionID=1892 - Manual for the 21st Century Classroom


http://www.veles.gov.mk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1219 - official opening ceremonies of 21st century technology labs in Veles


http://www.komarec.com.mk/poveke.php?id=4220  official opening ceremonies of 21st century technology labs in PS Kiril & Metodij - Kocani


http://www.aerodrom.gov.mk/index.aspx?item=1511  - official opening ceremonies of 21st century technology labs in Lazo Angelovski - Aerodrom


- PS "Lazo Angelovski" in Novo Lisice gets new windows and equipped classrooms for technical education


- New windows and a new roof in the primary school :Goce Delcev", local daily news paper "Dnevnik", 20 January 2009


- USAID donates 30.000 US for a school reconstruction, local daily newspaper "Dnevnik", 20 January 2009


- New roof and sun collectors for the primary school "Goce Delcev", local daily newspaper "Vest", 20 January 2009


- The primary school "Vera Ciriviri" in the municilaity of "Gjorce Petrov" to be renovated, local daily newspaper "Dnevnik"


-32 more schools to be renovated by USAID, ZELS


-USAID FrontLine's Mission of the Month, March 2009


-"No more stoves on wood", Dnevnik, local daily newspaper, 08 June 2009


-New heating system in the PS "Liman Kaba" in Luboten


- Renovated primary school in Nikistane, "Dnevnik", 14 September 2009