During several days, first-fourth graders of the Theoretical Lyceum “Silvian Lucaci” of Costești town of Râșcani district do the homework online. Primary school teacher Violeta Jigaran said the parents also become involved. They agreed a timetable and the teacher, at a particular hour, gives the students tasks that must be completed during the allotted period of time. Later, the solved tasks are sent to the teacher for being checked.
Violeta Jigaran said that she also teaches the children online, explaining new words or math exercises. This became possible after the school was outfitted with the necessary equipment, including laptops and interactive whiteboards, as a result of renovation. Currently, being at home, she uses the school laptop.
The lyceum is one of the general education institutions that were renovated by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research in the framework of the World Bank-funded Moldova Education Reform Project, IPN reports, quoting a press release of the project.
As many as 364 students study at the Theoretical Lyceum “Silvian Lucaci”. “We are going through a difficult period, with exceptional measures announced by the authorities. The education process was suspended but we continue to keep in touch with students and keep the situation under control. Owing to the equipment owned by the school, we managed to organized the remote learning process. The teachers were given laptops and work from home, maintaining connection with students,” said the lyceum’s principal Lilia Iachimciuc.
Six institutions were renovated by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research within the Moldova Education Reform Project. Another 17 institutions are renovated through the Moldova Social Investment Fund, according to which the investments for each school under renovation amount to US$700,000.
The Moldova Education Reform Project, which is financed with the preferential loan provided by the World Bank, was launched in April 2013. Initially, the project was to last until August 2018, but was later extended until April 2022. The total budget of the project is of about US$50 million.
