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programs. Once these skills have been mastered we would then be able to branch out into further tuition on office programs such as Excel and PowerPoint. Excel will be used to progress their understanding of how data can be organized and manipulated easily with computers in a way that would easily enable them to organize and collate their work. PowerPoint is also an extremely useful tool as it they will utilize it to create presentations aiding them in their understanding of English literacy and personal presentation skills. IT lessons have now become a permanent part of the curriculum, with each class designated to an afternoon of word processing lessons. Volunteers work oneon-one with the children to aid them in their training and track each of their individual progress. They commence with basic laptop use, progressing through to two hand typing, up to creating and writing their own reports. We are currently researching educational software that will further enhance subject specific engagement, such as mathematics games, electronic encyclopedias, and other subject specific software, which would help enhance and diversify the learning experience offered to the children of Ratu Meli School. Maths games have so far proved an exciting challenge for the students and a fantastic alternative learning environment in what can be a challenging class for many of the students. We hope to increase the childrens future prospects by enabling them to have access to computers, early exposure to which will be an asset to them in higher education and improve future employability. This is an extremely new and exciting addition to the curriculum of Ratu Meli School, and one that we can see making a dramatic change to the students learning abilities and achievements. On behalf of Ratu Meli School and GVI, we would like to express our
thanks to the donors that made this possible through their donation to the GVI Fiji Charitable Trust. Vinaka Vaka Levu (Thank you very much!)
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