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These innovative units will be used in the Gabu region in various schools and hospitals to help in the fight against COVID-19.
In Guinea-Bissau, schools were allowed to re-open in September. To protect the health of students, WAVS schools continue to enforce social distancing, masks, and hand-washing.
The schools also continue to work with community leaders to help in any way they can. Most recently, WAVS school welding graduates helped build 40 foot-pedal handwashing stations for UNICEF to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Abe, Canchungo campus Administration Assistant, opening the Fall 2020 student orientation with prayer.
To help illustrate what it looks like to “guide” someone, and some of the various ways to do it, the teachers went through some fun exercises.
WAVS school teachers spend hours outside of the classroom preparing lessons and even meeting with students one-on-one. At the WAVS schools, it is important to not only invest in the students’ lives, but also into the teachers’ lives, as well. This is why the schools take time at the end of each term to do specific training with the staff.
This year, the focus was on meeting students where they’re at and guiding them through the process of understanding a topic. Not every student will always understand something easily, so the teachers were equipped with approaches to teaching students with different learning styles.
Fernando says: “As an intern, I am still learning more things. Now that I have welding skills, I am learning more about customer relations, budgeting for projects, analyzing projects to know how to start the work. My dream is to take all the skills and knowledge I have learned and open my own welding shop to continue to support the people in Canchungo.”