Avinash Oojorah, project leader of Sankore in Mauritius

Farewell blackboard or white in the classrooms. Wecome the interactive whiteboard with the project Sankore. Initially, it will be for the Std IV as from the month of April.

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 "It's the digital revolution in our schools," says Dr. Vasant Bunwaree. The Minister of Education presented on Monday morning, the project Sankore, which takes into account new technologies. One goal of this ministry is "to encourage the child to enjoy school more than his home," the minister stressed. 

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The department will receive a donation of 300 facilities from France at the end of March. They are mainly intended for Std IV. Classes will be well equipped as from April. Within three months, while the educational program will be ready for teachers.
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This will contribute to planned changes to the CPE exams in two years. The minister announced that within five years all classes of the island will be equipped. There is of primary, secondary and even private.
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This project is the result of a Franco-British Joint Declaration at a summit in March 2008. It is important to both complex and that the French government has put in place a structure known as "a delegation of the Inter Digital Education in Africa.  The ministry has signed an agreement with the DIENA in December 2010. Mauritius can thus serve as a platform to access English-speaking African countries, which facilitates the implementation of the project throughout Africa. Till now, five African countries have joined the project, including Burkina Faso, Mali, Madagascar, Mauritania and Senegal.
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The project is to equip all schools with digital projectors and interactive delivery of digital learning lessons. As a result, teachers and learners have access to a wide range of educational lessons.
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Teacher training is important. The Mauritius Institute of Education otherwise has the charge. Avinash Oojorah which is the project leader for Mauritius.

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Given the many benefits that the project "Sankore" holds for the education and training, the department believes that Mauritius stands to gain with the implementation of the project because "it allow access countries in technology and to revolutionize the teaching / learning process, in line with the Government Programme 2010-2015, "says Dr. Bunwaree.