22 Feb 2021

Sectioneers Academy managing director, Mr Boikanyo Kereemang says the academy enriches learners’ education by providing an educational platform for different levels of learners. 

Speaking in an interview last week, Mr Kereemang said the centre offered tutoring services characterised by revision sessions, assignments, group discussions and self-development.

He said the primary objective was to enhance and promote education in Francistown, especially the culture of studying, reading and also helping learners to study on their own.

Mr Kereemang said he opened the centre after realising that children were struggling to learn, do their homework, assignments and that they travelled long distances to acquire toutering services.

He said the other advantage was the academy’s location in the blocks, where there were many schools.

He said the centre, which prepares learners for breakthrough, PSLE, BGCSE and IGCSE examinations, had about 30 learners, cutting across all levels.

He said the low enrolment was not a problem as it usually increased towards the end of the year when most learners prepared to sit for examinations.

Mr Kereemang said the academy had four staff members and had the buy-in of both parents and learners, adding that some learners were referred to the academy by former pupils and parents.

He pointed out that like any other business, they also faced challenges, which include COVID-19 and the fact that they had leased a place from the city council which limited them to develop the centre.

He said the project, which opened in February 2020, was self-sponsored, and that they were in talks with council to extend their lease because they had established a market. 

He said their vision was to have a fully-fledged conducive learning environment facility, with a library that would promote and enhance education in the country. 

For her part, a tutor, Ms Gosego Lucas lamented that completing learners registered at the last minute which puts them under more pressure.

She said they had realised that learners, especially junior certificate and BGCSE pupils, registered for mathematics and English.

Ms Lucas urged parents to help their child with homework but not to do it for them, especially primary learners.

She also advised parents to give children time to study and to do household chores. She said it was critical for parents and children to draw a study time table together. ends