Ministère de l'Education Nationale, MENFP Haiti
Ministere de l'Education nationale et de la Formation Professionnelle - Haiti's Ministry of Education
Less school days for students in Haiti, Education Ministry publishes new calendar
Due to all the political problems in Haiti recently, students have been unable to go to school for nearly 3 months, The education ministry has decided to publish an adjusted calendar so the school year does not go to waste.
Instead of 945 hours of schooling, middle school kids will have 733 hours. Instead of 1,134 hours, high school kids will have 882 hours.
Those hours will be critical. instead of a detailed program, it will more like a revision program, going over the essentials so students learn enough to be able to take required exams.
Peyi Lock - Haiti Education Ministry taking steps so students do not loose the school year completely
Nearly two months after Haitian school children have been unable to go to school due to political instability and barricaded streets, the Ministry of Education is trying to come up with a plan to save the school year.
Authorities from the Ministry of National Education are increasing the number of working sessions to develop an action plan likely to favor the continuation of school activities and allow children to return to school after two months of inactivity due to the political crisis that paralyzed the country in recent months.
School opens today in Haiti - School directors complain, not even a paint job!
School opens this Monday everywhere in Haiti. Many school directors are complaining about the conditions of the schools...
School Directors say they could not even get some funds to put some fresh paint on the school. In other words, many of Haiti's schools are in bad condition as students get ready to go back to school
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Education: Students in Haiti go Back to School Monday, September 9, 2019
Back to school in Haiti for the academic year 2019-2020 is scheduled for Monday, September 9, 2019 according to the calendar released by the says the Ministry of National Education (MENFP).
This raised the same question like in every year: Are Haitian parents financially ready to send their children back to school?
According to the calendar, there will be a total of 189 school days this year and 11 days off.
Students will be in the classroom for a total number of 945 hours of instruction for basic, 1,134 total hours for secondary education.
85 percent of graduate students in Haiti leave the country
85 percent of graduate students in Haiti leave the country and this generates a serious intellectual deficit for the country, according to Saulo Neiva, director of the regional office of the Agence universitaire de la francophonie (AUF).
Mr. Neiva presented his figures during his speech during a day of meetings on higher education and research in Haiti on May 8.
The brain drain that Haiti has experienced since François Duvalier's ascension to power continues, even if for reasons that were different from the past. Like Michaelle Jean, Dany Laferrière among others, who had fled the country to seek their way elsewhere, many young university graduates leave the country once their studies completed.
Japanese company to build 12 new schools in Haiti, construction begins before school opens
An agreement for the construction of twelve new schools in Haiti was signed Thursday, July 19, 2018 between the Haitian Ministry of National Education (MENFP) Japanese firm Tokura Corporation.
Where will the money come from?
Japan made a $20 million donation to help support school infrastructure in Haiti, a note from the Haitian Ministry of Education said.
10 schools will be build in the Centre Department (Plateau Central Haiti) and the remaining 2 schools will be built in the Artibonite department.
76-year-old Haitian student passed his State exams, admitted to 3eme Secondaire
Remember Jeudy Jean Horel, the 76-year-old Haitian man who went back to school to finish high school in Haiti? He just took his State exams in 9ème année fondamentale and he passed with flying colors.
Old man Jeudy has become an inspiration for many Haitians who think it is too late to go back to school.
Haiti education minister Pierre Josué Agénor Cadet paid tribute to the old man, Jeudy Jean Orel, for his commitment and determination for education.
Haiti Education - This is what a Haitian Public School looks like while most politicians are sipping cocktails in Petion-Ville
Thanks to social media, many Haitians are now sharing the grim reality of the Haiti they are living in , the Haiti we don't want to see. Like this public school for example. Someone posted this image of a public school (Ecole Nationale) in Bois Rouge, 2ème Section Basse Plaine, Plaine-du Nord Haiti. There are so many accredited public schools in Haiti that looks exactly like this.
Britilien who posted this image said this on Facebook:
"Men Lekòl nasyonal bwarouj plèn du Nò a. Milyon milya ap brase sou do yon pep! épi gen yo pakèt ti mal pou ront kap ranse sou fcbk mmmmmm petro san konsyans yo kote nou?"
A Haitian Teacher says: I am educating the children of others while I cannot pay for my own child's education
A Haitian school teacher, Paulette Dorsilome, from Verrettes lashed out at Senator Youri Latortue Saturday asking that public school teachers get paid what is due to them by the state (l'Etat Haitien).
In a firm tone of voice, on the radio program RAMMASSE, hosted by Jean Monard Metellus on Radio Caraibes which aired live Saturday, 02 Sept 2017 in Verrettes Haiti where Senator Latortue was a panelist, Paulette let out her frustation which represents the frustration of most public school teachers in Haiti:
76-year-old Haitian student just took his State exams in 9eme annee fondamentale!
If you think it is too late to go back to school, think again! 76-year-old Haitian man Jeudy Jean Horel went back to school to finish high school in Haiti. He just took his State exams in 9ème année fondamentale. That's 4eme secondaire for in the old school system.
Old man Jeudy he is doing exceptionally well, according to news reports...
A native of Boucan Carre, Centre, Haiti, the 76-year-old student is sending a very strong message to Haitians in Haiti and arround the world. It's never too late to try again!