Elijah Daniel Fundamental Kplawore
Computer Specialist
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Project |Fundamental of Technology Institute
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Fundamental of Technology Institute, a Liberia nonprofit institute that provide technology and computer education to underprivileged students in Grand Bassa County.
Fundamental of Technology Institute mission is to bridge the technological gap between privately funded schools and public schools (government run schools) in Liberia that lack the budget for computer education and technology. Located about 85 miles from the financial district of Monrovia, the two public schools we are focusing on the public schools in Buchanan City. These schools are in a low income community that consists of some 30,000 families.
With over 10 corporate volunteers, Fundamental of Technology Institute can offer a broad range of technology related services to the students. Their acquired computer education will help improve their chances of employment upon graduation.
To ensure the success of this program, we are taking an educational approach with these elements:
*Output oriented: The classes will work on specific projects that will measure the output. The finished product for example, can be a newspaper article, a PowerPoint presentation, or even a web page. By working on these types of projects, students will learn practical applications of the programs taught.
*Dynamic: Since we will be working after school hours and because our program is not officially part of the school curriculum, our classes will be more open to exploring subject matters outside of the curriculum. We will however, have lesson plans and clear objectives for each class.
*Teacher to student ratio: We aim to have one volunteer for every eight students.
With this ratio, the corporate volunteer can attend to each student. This will also enable the students to be more comfortable with their time on the computers and their teacher.
*Skills enhancement: We believe that the use of technology enhances critical thinking and other developmental skills such as spatial knowledge and artistic capabilities.