OLPC Papua New Guinea did its first ever public display on the 04th of May 2009 during the annual Divine Word University open Day in Madang, Papua New Guinea.
This is an education project, which is aimed at providing educational opportunities for Papua New Guinea’s children. The project provides them with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning. The laptop gives PNG learners opportunities they have not had before and helps them build upon their active interest in the world around them to engage with powerful ideas. The laptop takes the PNG learners beyond instruction. They are actively engaged in a process of learning through doing and also learn by teaching, actively assisting other learners. The laptop not only delivers the world to the PNG children, but also brings their best practices and their teachers to the world.
OLPC Seminar
An OLPC Seminar was held at Divine Word University on Saturday September 5th. The event was held following requests from students and staff of the University who wanted to know more about OLPC in Papua New Guinea. The OLPC Regional Director for Oceania, Mr. Michael Hutak, was contacted and spoke via skype during the seminar from his Sydney home to the audience. He answered a few questions regarding OLPC in Papua New Guinea and Oceania. Michael will be meeting the Solomon Island’s Prime Minister next week to discuss OLPC in that country. During the seminar, an overview of OLPC in Papua New Guinea was presented, which generated interesting discussions on some important questions about OLPC in PNG. For example, questions were raised about sustainability of the program in rural and remote areas, power-source, and connectivity, to name a few. We can make a difference for our nation’s children with what we have if we believe in ourselves and have the courage to move with our vision.
OLPC Papua New Guinea, National Department of Education, Telikom PNG Ltd and Divine Word University launch partnership.
Thelaunching of OLPC PNG partnership between National Department of Education, Telikom PNG and Divine Word University was held in St. Peter Chanel Primary School Erima in Port Moresby on Friday 24th April. The launch saw 21 participants of the one week OLPC training conducted by DWU trainers receiving a certificate of participation and a laptop each. Education Secretary Dr. Joseph Pagelio during the launch presented 50 laptops to the Board Chairman and headmistress of St. Peter Chanel Primary School and 50 laptops to the headmaster of Gaire Primary School. The Secretary appealed to staff and students to look after these resources as these resources will in the long run aid and enhance the learning of our children. Telikom PNG’s Managing Director Clark Kuliniasi presented a wireless CDMA telephone to St. Peter Chanel Primary School and echoed the appeal made by the Education Secretary to care and protect what little resources we have and refrain from vandalism of public property. He strongly emphasis to those present during the launch to work together with Telikom PNG and protect Telikom cables and telephone lines from being cut or removed by anyone unless authorized.
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This is an education project, which is aimed at providing educational opportunities for Papua New Guinea’s children. The project provides them with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning. The laptop gives PNG learners opportunities they have not had before and helps them build upon their active interest in the world around them to engage with powerful ideas. The laptop takes the PNG learners beyond instruction. They are actively engaged in a process of learning through doing and also learn by teaching, actively assisting other learners. The laptop not only delivers the world to the PNG children, but also brings their best practices and their teachers to the world.
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