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Below is the list of CAT projects that were submitted to NPCC in 2006. Please feel free to contact us should you need further information about these activities.
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| Region | Sebastopol |
| Institution | Sebastopol State Secondary School |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Promoting active learning through ICT and visuals geared towards effective pedagogy |
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| Summary | CIVIC ACTION TEAMS ; QUALITY CIRCLES ; SECONDARY SCHOOLS ; TEACHING AIDS |
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| Region | Baie du Cap |
| Institution | Saint François d'Assise R.C.A. School |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Be Friendly Civic Action Team |
| Title | Behavioral problem of pupils |
| Summary | Single parent family, parents suffering from drug addiction and alcoholism, unemployment and poverty are a few causes why students are having behavioural problems at school. A Non-Governmental Organisation dealing with special educational needs has been approached to find a solution to the problem. |
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| Region | Bel Air Rivière Sèche |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Fighting Civic Action Team |
| Title | How brilliant pupils can help to improve the performance of weak pupils? |
| Summary | Some pupils are more gifted than others and therefore perform better in their studies. The team has worked on a project where the brilliant pupils will share their knowledge with the low-achievers through peer teaching so as to improve the performance of the latter. |
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| Region | Belle Rose |
| Institution | Belle Rose State Secondary School |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Born to Fight Civic Action Team |
| Title | Poor reading culture at school |
| Summary | It becomes difficult for students to develop their reading ability because of the inadequacy of reading materials, more interesting leisure activities, lack of time, poor reading culture and the high costs of books and magazines. A mini library with the provision of newspaper articles and magazines is therefore being proposed to solve the problem. |
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| Region | Bon Accueil |
| Institution | Bon Accueil Government School |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Bon Accueil Innovative Team |
| Title | Improper classes |
| Summary | Students are not provided with the proper learning materials while the physical state of the classes is not conducive to encourage learning. Proposals to change the situation include: sensitisation campaign to keep the classroom clean, story telling activities, group work, and rearrangement of the layout of the classroom so as to have a reading and nature corner. |
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| Region | Calebasses |
| Institution | Droopnath Ramphul State Secondary School |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Futuristic Eyes Civic Action Team |
| Title | Monotony in the formal way of teaching and learning science subjects |
| Summary | The students have identified a number of problems that contribute to the monotony in the formal way of teaching and learning of science subjects. Specific actions, such as the use of audio visual aids, are being proposed to remedy the situation. |
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| Region | Case Noyale |
| Institution | College Saint Esprit |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Ten Stars Civic Action Team |
| Title | Adaptation to the different subjects |
| Summary | Various reasons contribute why students are not learning effectively. It is being proposed to encourage teachers to use new teaching methodologies so as to improve the level of performance in science subjects and mathematics. |
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| Region | Central Flacq |
| Institution | Mahatma Gandhi Secondary School Flacq |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Gandhian Quality Circle Civic Action Team |
| Title | Indiscipline at school |
| Summary | Indiscipline, which arises because of the inappropriate behaviour of students, has damaging effects on the students' learning, parental confidence in the school and staff morale. A series of measures, including more severe rules and regulations, is being proposed to remedy the situation. |
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| Region | Central Flacq |
| Institution | Professor Basdeo Bissoondoyal College |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | FISI Civic Action Team |
| Title | Maintaining cleanliness in school yard |
| Summary | Irresponsible behaviour of students regarding disposal of waste, improper use of bins and dead leaves have contributed in turning the schoolyard into a non-environment friendly area. To overcome this problem, it is being suggested to have a sensitisation campaign on the importance of having a clean schoolyard that is more conducive to learning to achieve better performance. |
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| Region | Central Flacq |
| Institution | Rajcoomar Gujadhur Government School |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Ideal and Revolutionary Civic Action Team |
| Title | Poor time management at school |
| Summary | Students do not make use of their time effectively. They are not aware of the importance of a good time management for their studies; they prefer to waste their time playing rather than studying. The action plan to be undertaken is that students should first of all be sensitised on importance of going to school, the different rules and regulations of the school and the attitude to adopt. Teachers and parents also have to be sensitise on their role to encourage the pupils. |
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| Region | Chemin Grenier |
| Institution | Keats College |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | New Horizon Civic Action Team |
| Title | Poor learning process |
| Summary | Different causes like the lack of interest of parents with the education of their children due to family problems, autocaratic teachers, social environment, and too much leisure have resulted in the poor learning process at school. To remedy the situation, these students are proposing to have regular parent meetings with teachers to involve the former in the education of their children, introduce ICT as teaching tools, encourage group works, and organise counselling sessions on positive attitude towards learning. |
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| Region | Curepipe |
| Institution | Mauritius College (Boys) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Mauritius Civic Action Team |
| Title | How to increase the level of English at SC level |
| Summary | The team has observed that over the years, the level of performance in English language at SC level has been declining. The solutions the team is proposing are to sensitise the students on the importance of the English language and to motivate teachers to assist the students. |
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| Region | Curepipe |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Rays of Hope Civic Action Team |
| Title | Subject combination |
| Summary | The students have experienced difficulty in studying the same subjects at a higher level because the school does not provide for these subjects at a higher level; thus creating much frustration and apprehension about their professional orientation. The team is proposing to introduce a few more subjects so that students have a variety of subjects to choose from. |
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| Region | Curepipe |
| Institution | Imperial College |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Imperial Civic Action Team Boyz |
| Title | Underutilization of available educational resources |
| Summary | Students believe that because of the importance of information technology in today's life, more time and resources should be available for 'Computer Studies' at school. |
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| Region | Curepipe |
| Institution | Royal College |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Efficiency Boosters Civic Action Team |
| Title | Réduire caspiyaz courant |
| Summary | Wastage of electrical energy is a matter of great concern both at the school and national levels. The objective of this team is to reduce the electricity bill of the school by creating awareness on the necessity to reduce wastage of energy among students, teachers and non-teaching staff. |
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| Region | Curepipe |
| Institution | Hindu Girls College |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Teen Teachers for Quality Civic Action Team |
| Title | Poor academic performance at lower secondary level |
| Summary | 13% of students had to repeat classes due to factors like lack of proper explanation by teacher, overloaded syllabus, too many distractions or insufficiant parental guidance. Different solutions such as extending classes as well as the organisation of quizes to deepen their knowledge were being initiated to overturn the situation. |
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| Region | Flacq |
| Institution | Sir Leckraz Teelock State Secondary School |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Cerebro Civic Action Team |
| Title | Too much stress on the curriculum |
| Summary | The problem faced by the students is that too much stress is levied on them to study and excel academically. To ease the problem, proposals such as the organisation of extra-curricular activities, employment of more qualified teachers who will teach with a pro-active approach, group work and the use of up-to-date technology are being thought of. |
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| Region | Goodlands |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Sharma Jugdambi Civic Action Team |
| Title | Non-conducive learning environment in our school library |
| Summary | Lack of equipment, resources and reading materials have reduced the school library to a deplorable state. Suggestions for improvement include the purchase of more reading and reference materials, availability of a photocopying machine, access to internet through the provision of computers, and the strict application of the library rules and regulations. |
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| Region | Long Mountain |
| Institution | Byron College |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | NeoByron.com Civic Action Team |
| Title | Misuse of mobile phone in class |
| Summary | The misuse of mobile phone in class was identified as a major problem at the school. To solve the problem, a sensitisation campaign on the bad effects of mobile/SMS on learning should be organised whereas parents should become more responsible towards their children. |
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| Region | Mahebourg |
| Institution | Loreto Convent Mahebourg |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Heartleaders Civic Action Team |
| Title | Lack of communication skills between mainstream and prevocational students |
| Summary | The students identified a lack of communication between the prevocational and main stream students as their major problem. Several actions are being taken so that the prevocational students feel that they are part and parcel of the same school. |
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| Region | Moka |
| Institution | Mahatma Gandhi Institute |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Gandhians Civic Action Team |
| Title | Not wearing the proper school uniform |
| Summary | A number of reasons; among others lack of discipline, peer pressure, fashion trend have contributed to students not wearing their proper school uniforms. To remedy the situation, it is being proposed to give the parents a sample of the right uniform material and colour to buy, have a discipline master who will check on matters pertaining to school regulations and provide school uniforms to the needy who cannot afford one. |
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| Region | Moka |
| Institution | Mahatma Gandhi Secondary School |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Rising Spirit Civic Action Team |
| Title | Rebellious attitudes at school |
| Summary | There is an increasingly rebellious attitude from students at the school. It is being proposed that if moral values were inculcated to the students and a disciplinary committee set up, the problem could be solved. |
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| Region | Nouvelle France |
| Institution | Mahatma Gandhi Secondary School Nouvelle France |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Mahatma Gandhi Secondary School Nouvelle France Civic Action Team |
| Title | Cultural deficiency |
| Summary | Cultural deficiency is a resultant of a lack of reading materials, improper guidance from parents, unavailability of libraries and internet facilities in rural areas and television addiction. The team believes that actions such as publishing a newsleter, quiz competition and essay writing will solve the problem. |
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| Region | Port Louis |
| Institution | Madad Ul Islam Girls's College |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Meiyi Group |
| Title | Factors affecting students' performance in English language at Form 5 level |
| Summary | Numerous factors such as poor reading habits and lack of motivation have contributed to the low performance of SC students in English language at their final exams. To reverse the situation, the team is proposing a series of activities such as organisation of debates in English, oral classes in the timetable, encourage teachers to address students in English and encourage reading of English materials. |
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| Region | Port Louis |
| Institution | Muslim Girls College |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Muda-busters Girlie Consultants Civic Action Team |
| Title | Inefficient use of resources |
| Summary | Students misuse the internet and damage library books at school. The team is working on an action plan that will enable students to have access to computers under the guidance of a staff member. |
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| Region | Port Louis |
| Institution | Port Louis North State Secondary School |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Moral Sculptors Civic Action Team |
| Title | Lack of respect to teachers |
| Summary | Students tend to develop aggressive attitude towards their teachers. In order to solve this problem, the team has decided to work on a communication campaign where through pamphlets team members will try to inculcate the right behaviour to their peers. |
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| Region | Port Louis |
| Institution | Sir Abdool Razack Mohammed State Secondary School |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | SARM Civic Action Team |
| Title | A new methodology for more efficient teaching and learning integrated in the school manual |
| Summary | The students argued that ineffective learning and poor teaching do not contribute to quality education. They are proposing to review the actual system by introducing a new school manual for the teaching of chemistry at Form 1 level. |
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| Region | Quatre Bornes |
| Institution | Gaetan Raynal State Secondary School |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Gaetan Raynal Civic Action Team |
| Title | Provision of outdoor sports facilities |
| Summary | Due to the lack of an outdoor sports track, the team has worked on a plan to convert a plot of land at the back of the school into a running track and a long-jump pitch. |
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| Region | Rivière du Rempart : , 2006 |
| Institution | Universal College |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Rising Star Civic Action Team |
| Title | Student passivity in class |
| Summary | Students tend to become passive in class when they suffer from a lack of confidence and when they feel that teachers fail to deliver the subject as required thereby making it boring. Thus, teachers should be good motivators, advisors and facilitators. They should change by varying their teaching methods and also encourage innovative thinking from the students. |
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| Region | Rose Hill |
| Institution | Saint Mary's College |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | SMC Designers Civic Action Team |
| Title | Underutilisation of audiovisual room |
| Summary | The audiovisual room of the school is being underutilised because of a lack of equipment and damaged furniture. The team has worked out a plan to improve the infrastructure and facilities provided for its better utilization by the students. |
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| Region | Rose-Hill |
| Institution | Queen Elizabeth College |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Cato Reformers Civic Action Team |
| Title | Lack of creativity and teamwork |
| Summary | The students have identified a lack of teamwork and creativity as the main problems at their school because of the importance given to individualism and lack of encouragement from teachers and also the unhealthy competition among the students which prevent promotion of group work. It is being proposed to have a common room where different activities could be organised thus boosting up team spirit and creativity. |
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| Region | Rose-Hill |
| Institution | Loreto Convent Rose-Hill |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Wazaabi Civic Action Team |
| Title | No opportunities for sharing ideas within the school community |
| Summary | Students do not have enough opportunity to share their ideas within the school community because of a lack of motivation by teachers, no facilities to create clubs, and lack of materials. It is being planned to use billboards to display information on the different activities being organised in the college. |
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| Region | Rose-Hill |
| Institution | Eden College |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Eden Civic Action Team |
| Title | Poor health education among students |
| Summary | Poor health education at school arises because students do not know about the basic health habits and the unawareness of health education by the parents. Therefore students should be provided with adequate information on health, should have more physical leisure activities, and be exposed to talks on stress management. |
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| Region | Souillac |
| Institution | Permal Soobrayen Government School |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Little Nightingales Civic Action Team |
| Title | Oral work: the weak link in the teaching-learning process |
| Summary | Nowadays, in the schools, pupils are experiencing more and more difficulty in expressing themselves as oral work is being dropped out in favour of much more written work. Solutions that are being proposed include more oral-based teaching, more poem recitation, more question and answer sessions, and public speaking practice. |
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| Region | Souillac |
| Institution | Thanacody College |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Qualinovators Civic Action Team |
| Title | Poor performance at school |
| Summary | The overall performance of the students was declining over the years due to many factors. Since good performance paves the way to success students proposed different strategies such as debates and quizes, use of ICT for teaching, and regular students/teachers/parents meetings to reduce the problem. |
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| Region | Surinam |
| Institution | Mootoocoomaren Sangeelee State Secondary School |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Mootoocoomaren Sangeelee State Secondary School Civic Action Team |
| Title | No productive work is done in replacement class |
| Summary | The high rate of absenteeism among teachers has resulted in students having a lot of free periods at school. Students believe that peer teaching could be a solution so as not to remain idle during the free periods. |
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| Region | Triolet |
| Institution | International College |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Angels Civic Action Team |
| Title | Lack of empowerment among senior students in our school |
| Summary | Lack of empowerment among senior students at the college has led to a lack of motivation among students to organise extra-curricular activities, an unwillingness to take up responsibilities and a lack of team spirit among the students. To remedy the situation, the team is proposing the setting up of a student council to organise activities. |
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| Region | Vacoas |
| Institution | Mahatma Gandhi Secondary School Solferino |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | E-Hunters Quality Demonstrating Team |
| Title | Academic learning only ... not enough!!! |
| Summary | The team found that there is a need to go beyond the actual academic learning method which is too geared towards just passing examinations. It is being thought that to remedy the situation, educational tours and more group work should be organised. |
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| Region | Vacoas |
| Institution | Pandit Cashinath Kistoe Aryan Vedic Aided School |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Lotus Quality Action Team |
| Title | Lack of interest in extra reading |
| Summary | Lack of interest in extra reading among school children is the result of too heavy load of home work, unavailability of reading materials due to their high costs and lack of reading culture among students' parents. To remedy the situation and enhance the learning process, it is being proposed to have a sensitization campaign to promote reading activities. |
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| Region | Vacoas |
| Institution | Vacoas State Secondary School |
| Year | 2006 |
| Team Name | Vacoas SYST 10 Civic Action Team |
| Title | Recycling of dried leaves |
| Summary | Dried leaves and broken branches in the schoolyard constitute an environmental problem which can eventually generate into a health problem as if unattended they may become the source for the proliferation of mosquitoes infected with the chikungunya disease. To solve the problem, it is being proposed to use the dead leaves and branches for composting. |
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