Namibia: Mother Tongue Key to Primary School Success – Keetmans Teachers

Grade 1 teachers are urging parents to enrol their children in mother-tongue schools and swap screen time for play to boost early academic development.

Namibia’s official education policy makes provision for pupils in pre-primary school to Grade 3 to be taught in their mother tongue or the predominant local community language.

This is the case even though English was introduced as the official language of instruction in schools since independence, to promote unity and facilitate communication in a…