SOS Schools in Chad

SOS Nursery School N’Djamena

SOS Nursery School N’Djamena is a real example of fulfilling our mission. With its three sections, great session (5 years), middle session (4 years), and small session (3 years), the nursery school welcomed 100 children during the school year 2008_2009 between whom 15 are from the village (11 girls and 4 boys). But the total effective was 101 pupils last year. This year, it welcomes 5 children from the Family Strengthening Programme (FSP).

For the year 2008-2009, the SOS Nursery School has benefited from new investments concerning games for children; that’s why 2 swings and a big toboggan have been designed on the game ground. And the designing of a riding school is proposed for investment in 2009. The decoration of classrooms walls is also proposed to update up the decor.

The main activities that took place in the nursery school are: the organisation of three monthly assessment, making of the “arbre de noel” (Christmas Tree), the feasts of the end of school years, controls and visits of the classroom, the follow up and assessment by the childhood.

The impact of the nursery school on the SOS children is visible through their socialization with other children. The achievement of effectiveness and the love with the school education, parents are more and more interested to the SOS Children school nurse with regard to its structure and training. The increase of the number of parents during the registration may illustrate it.

As in the SOS Children Village N’Djamena, there is a good collaboration with the neighbourhood, favoured by the visits of parents at their houses; this relationship is more reinforced in the frequentation of FSP children.

The functioning of the SOS Nursery School with regard to other classical institution is not the same regarding hour: 7 Am to 11 Pm, the food is prepared in the same place by the housemaid, didactical materials are provided by our institution, the feasts are organized by the institution without the participation of the student’s parents.

SOS Primary School N'Djamena

The SOS Primary School opened in October 2005.  The SOS Primary School of N’Djamena has acknowledged a non-disturbed school year. 282 students among whom we count 92 from the SOS Children Village of N’Djamena, 6 children of the FSP and 184 children from the surrounding communities who have attended our school with a measurable success rate.

The total number of pupils last year was 266. In the field of the staff reinforcing capacity, teachers have participated in many educational days initiated by the inspection of the basic teaching from the 8th arrondissement that we geographically represent.

Effective for the school year 2008 - 2009:

Global Effective

 Children from the SOS Children's Village

Children from the FSP

External Children

The table of percentage of school results, passing onto the higher class.  In the general way, the results are satisfactory and the average for passing to higher class was 83% last years, so the student’s level is getting better.

The results of the entry to secondary school exam and the primary school certificate (CEPET)

Over 21 candidates presented to the secondary school exam, 15 passed among whom, 3 are from the SOS Children's Village. Therefore 21 candidates are presented to primary school certificate with a 100% of success (over 21 pupils, 1 has dismissed reducing the number of the candidate at 20). The CEPET exam results were 95, 45%.

The impact of the SOS Primary School is remarkable in the collaboration between external and internal children. The primary school still has positive impacts in the town. Many students come back to school to study in the afternoon because of the lack of light in the district. The pricing in the SOS is exactly better than that of the other private schools. Today, we remark a real taking of consciousness by the surrounding populations about the interest of the implementation of this structure. Families spontaneously participate to community works organised at EPHG. This reinforces more our interaction with the neighbourhood.

The difference with the other classical institutions is that the EPHG organises summer schools for students. Children make favour from the first care at the medical centre in case of disease. Places are very secured assuring the security of children. We also, organise the feasts of the end of year and offer prizes to the best students.