CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES...REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE National Institute for Educational Development (NIED) CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES January 2019 – March

REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE

National Institute for Educational Development (NIED)

CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES

January 2019 – March 2020

Codes for listings and telephone numbers A. Niipare (an) 509022 K. Nairenge (kn) 509074

B. Areseb (ba) 509051 L. Amunime (Lam) 509090

B. Sichombe (bs) 509094 L. Aipinge (la) 509028

C. Blom (cb) 509038 L. Mwala (lm) 509005

C. Maritshane (cm) 509041 N. K. Mbaeva (nm) 509075

E. Asheela (ea) 509049 O. Maartens (om) 509042

E. Simanga (es) 509057 P. Haingura (ph) 509087

Hostel Matron 509016 P. Kashiimbi (pk) 509083

F. David (fd) 509034 P. Simalumba (ps) 509020

F. Ngula Akwaake (fa) 509048 R. Garises (rg) 509030

G. Iita (gi) 509053 R. Munganda (rmu) 509035

G. Siririka (gs) 509025 R. Mushabati (rm) 509008

H. Coetzer (hc) 509037 R. Simanga (rs) 509084

H. Vilonel (hv) 509061 S. Lilungwe (sl) 509007

J. Hambata (jh) 509047 S. Ndjunga (sn) 509080

J. Lifumbela (jl) 509072 S. Siranda (ss) 509043

J. Uugwanga (ju) 509023 W. Nanyemba (wn) 509050

K. Hasheela (kh) 509071 W. Wannberg (ww) 509027

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HOW TO SCHEDULE NEW ACTIVITIES DURING 20019/20 (ACTIVITIES NOT LISTED)

Secure budget approval and budget clarification.

Discuss scheduling with the Deputy Director, Curriculum Development for placement.

Inform Mrs. Wannberg regarding the allocation of conference rooms.

Inform the Hostel Matron regarding accommodation and meals.

Inform all necessary authorities concerned, when you have changed the dates initially allocated to

the activity

NOTE TO ALL STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN ACTIVITIES:

Please take note that the NIED official indicated as responsible for a certain activity will timely

confirm the activity by sending invitations to all people involved. If any doubt exists, please contact

the relevant official before departing for NIED (or another venue, as indicated).

HOW TO USE THIS CALENDAR

Next to each activity (e.g. workshop, meeting etc.) is a:

code indicating the responsible person for listing the item;

two figures indicating expected accommodation in NIED

icon (x) indicating the duration of specific activities;

items printed in italics will take place outside NIED as indicated

For further information see www.nied.edu.na

http://www.nied.edu.na/

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

AT(s)

Advisory Teacher (s)

CCC Curriculum Co-ordinating Committee

CPD Continuous Professional Development

Dev

Div

Development

Division

DNEA Directorate of National Examinations and Assessment

D & T Design and Technology

L1 First Language

L2 Second Language

ECD Early Childhood Development

EGRA Early Grade Reading and Assessment

Entrep Entrepreneurship

H & Soc Care Health and Social Care

IC Information and Communication

ICT Int ICT Integration

IPA Integrated Performing Arts

JP Junior Primary

JS Junior Secondary

KE and/ or W Kavango East and/or West

KKG Khoekhoegowab

Lit Literature

LMS Learner Management System (in ELearning)

Mat Material

MPCC Ministerial Policy Co-ordinating Committee

M & E Monitoring and Evaluation

Mon Monitoring

Nat National

NEACB National Examinations, Assessment and Certification Board

NNTIP Namibia Novice Teacher Induction Programme

NSHE Natural Science and Health Education

NSSC Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate

NSSCAS Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Advanced Subsidiary

NSSCO Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary

Off Prac Office Practice (previously Keyboard & Word Processing)

PE Physical Education

PP Pre-Primary

R. Sub div Research sub-division

SP Senior Primary

SS Senior Secondary

Sup Support

Syl Syllabus

train Training

ToT Training of trainers

TRC Teachers’ Resource Centre

WG Working Group

ws Workshop

TG Teachers’ Guide

JANUARY 2019

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

31 December 2018 1 2 3 4

NEW YEAR

2019

7 8 9 10 11

SCHOOLS OPEN

FOR TEACHERS

SCHOOLS OPEN

FOR LEARNERS

Rhodes (ww) [90/90] x x x x

14 15 16 17 18

Woodwork, Metalwork and

Welding, Motor Mechanics,

Building Studies, Design and

Technology NSSCO training ws

(gi) [82/84]

x x x

21 22 23 24 25

NIED OFFICIAL OPENING NIED MANAGEMENT

(hp)

Arts SS ToT ws (ww) [29/30] x x x

Life Skills SS ToT ws (rmu)

[29/30] x x x

28 29 30 31 1 February

Pro Dev Div Meeting

(pk)

Curr Div Meeting

(ps)

IC SS ToT ws (om) [29/30] x x x

PE SS ToT ws (gs) [29/30] x x x

H & Soc Care NSSCO CIE

ws (ww) [10/12] x x

FEBRUARY 2019


4 5 6 7 8

NIED CUR PANELS AFRIKAANS L1 & L2 (hv) [7/9] x x NIED Mon. meeting (hp)

IC (om) [2/4] x x

GERMAN (ps) (Whk) x x

KKG (kn) [6/7] x x

SILOZI (jl) [6/7] x x

PRE-PRIMARY (fd) [15/16] x x

JUNIOR PRIMARY (an,bt)[20/22] x x

COMMERCE 1 (ww, cm,) [5/8] x x

PE (gs) [2/4] x x

ARTS{Support subject} (ww)[3/4] x x

LIFE SKILLS (rmu) [6/7] x x

Geography NSSCAS Live.

Paper Setting (DNEA) x x x

Generic L1, NSSCAS Live


Mon of SP Promotion Policy

Kavango W & Oshikoto (bs, ju) x x x x

Mon of SP Promotion Policy (la, x)

Zambezi & Ohangwena x x x x

NSSCAS Art & Design CIE syl dev

ws (ww) [10/12] x x x

11 12 13 14 15

NIED CUR PANELS COMMERCE 2 (ww, cm) [10/14] x x

TECHNICAL SUBJECTS (gi)

[8/10] x x

RUKWANGALI (kn) [10/12] x x

HOME SCIENCES (ww) [9/10] x x

SOCIAL SCIENCE (fa, ss)[13/15] x x

RUMANYO (ph) .[10/12] x x

OSHIKWANYAMA (kh) [6/7] x x

OSHINDONGA (kh) [6/7] x x

THIMBUKUSHU (sn) [10/12] x x

ENGLISH L2 (es) [15/17] x x

Business Studies NSSCAS Live

Paper Setting (DNEA)

x x x

Chemistry NSSCAS Live Paper

Setting (DNEA)

x x x

TRC AGM, Oshana (rm)

18 19 20 21 22

February continues on the next page

FEBRUARY 2019 (continued)

18 19 20 21 22

NIED CUR PANELS NAT SCIENCE (ba) [8/9] x x

ARTS (promotional subject) (ww)

[4/6] x x

JU|’HOANSI (kn) [6/7] x x

COMPUTER STUDIES (om) [3/4] x x

MATHS (jh) [5/6] x x

PHYS & CHEM ( ea ) [10/14] x x

SETSWANA (jl) [6/7] x x

INCLUSIVE ED (rg) [9/10] x x

PORTUGUESE (ph, ps) [5/6] x x

NAT SCIENCE (ba) [6/7] x x

ENGLISH L1 (ps) (Whk) x x

OTJIHERERO (nm) [5/6] x x

FRENCH (ph, ps) [5/6] x x

Design and Technology NSSCAS

Live Paper Setting (DNEA)

x x x

NSSCAS Accounting CIE syl

dev ws (ww) [10/12] x x x

25 26 27 28 1 March

CCC

Accounting NSSCAS Live


x x x

Generic L2 NSSCAS Live


x x x


(la, x) Otjozondjupa

x x x


(bs, ju) Kunene

x x x

Joint NSSCO African Lang

Literature ws (kn) [45/54]

x x x

JS History & Geo M&S (fa, ss)

Hardap

x x x

JS Sciences M&S Hardap (jh,

ea, ba, wn)

x x x

MARCH 2019


4 5 6 7 8

IN HOUSE WEEK

11 12 13 14 15

NIED MANAGEMENT (hp)

Ju!hoansi syl translation (kn)

[7/8] x x

Physics NSSCAS Live.


x x x

Economics NSSCAS Live Paper

Setting (DNEA)

x x x

Art and Design NSSCAS Live


x x x

Mon of SP Promotion policy

(la, bs, ju) Hardap x x x

18 19 20 21 22

NIED Birthday

INDEPENDENCE

DAY

SCHOOL

HOLIDAY


Mathematics NSSCAS Live


x x x

Entrepreneurship NSSCAS Live


25 26 27 28 29

NEACB MPCC MPCC NIED Mon. Meeting

(hp)

Biology NSSCAS Live


x x x

Agric. Sc. NSSCAS Live Paper

Setting (DNEA)

x x x

Generic Foreign Language

NSSCAS Live Paper Setting

(DNEA)

x x x

Oshikwanyama & Oshindonga

NSSCAS Mat Dev (kh) [12/14] x x

APRIL 2019


1 2 3 4 5

Computer Sc NSSCAS wg (om)

[2/4]

x x

Economics NSSCAS wg (cm)

[3/4]

x x

D&T NSSCAS wg [3/4]

Khoekhoegowab terminology

ws (kn) [16/17]

x x

8 9 10 11 12

Life Skills Teachers’ manual

dev ws (rmu) [6/7]

x

x

SCHOOLS CLOSE

FOR LEARNERS

Eng L2 NSSCAS specimen

paper setting (es) [6/7]

x x

Afr L1 NSSCAS specimen

paper setting (hv) [5/5]

x x

Eng L1 NSSCAS specimen

paper setting (hv) [5/5]

x x

German L1 NSSCAS wg

(hv) [5/5]

x x

15 16 17 18 19

SCHOOLS CLOSE

FOR TEACHERS

GOOD

FRIDAY

22 23 24 25 26

EASTER

MONDAY

NIED MANAGEMENT (hp) Entr NSSCAS wg

(ww) [4/5]

Curr. Div Meeting

(ps)

x

Prof Dev Div

Meeting (pk)

x

29 30 1 May 2 May 3 May

WORKER’S DAY

Rhodes (ww) [90/90] x x x X

MAY 2019


6 7 8 9 10

GAP TEXTBOOK EVALUATION (rmu)

TRC network meeting Oshikoto

(rm) x

SCHOOLS OPEN

FOR TEACHERS

Mathematics congress(jh) x x x

13 14 15 16 17

SCHOOLS OPEN FOR

LEARNERS

Bus St NSSCAS wg (ww) [3/4]

x x

BPV Supp subjects Mat Dev

(rg) [10/12]

x x

Amendment of school readiness

test ws (fd) [44/45]

x x

20 21 22 23 24

Health & Soc care NSSCO wg

(ww) [4/5] x x

27 28 29 30 31

Art & Design NSSCAS wg

(ww) [3/4]

x x ASCENSION

DAY

SCHOOL

HOLIDAY

Basic computer training for

NIED staff (tm) [60]

x x

JUNE 2019


3 4 5 6 7

Cur Div Meeting (ps)

Prof. Dev Div

Meeting (pk)

NIED Mon meeting

Mon JS Promotion Policy &

Eng L2 performance (bs,ju) KW x x x x


EL2 performance (la,,x) Zamb x x x x

BPV Skills Subjects Mat Dev

ws (rg) [10/12] x x

NNTIP Erongo (rs) [30/31] x x

Ju!hoansi syl translation (kn)

[10/11] x x

African Languages LSM dev

(kn) [30] x x

Acc NSSCAS wg (ww) [3/4] x x

10 11 12 13 14


JS Soc Sc Mon & support

Otjozondjupa (ss,fa)

Khoekhoegowab Review of SS

Texts ws (kn) [12/13] x x x

JS Nat Sc & Math Mon &

support Otjozondjupa(ea,ba.jh) x x x x

JS Craft, D&T Mon Erongo

(ww,cm,gi) x x x x

SP/JS Life Skills Mon & support

|Kharas (rmu) x x x x

JP Mon & sup Omaheke (an,bt) x x

17 18 19 20 21


SP & JS L2 Mon KE (es,hv) x x x x


Eng L2 performance (bs,ju)

Otjozondjupa

x x x x


EL2 performance (la,x) Kunene x x x x

NIED CUR PANELS Arts Support (ww) [3/4] x x

IC (om/ww) [3/4] x x

RME (fa) [3/4] x x

PE (gs) [3/4] x x

Life Skills (rmu) [5/6] x x

French (ps, ph) [8/10] x x

Rukwangwali (kn) [10/12] x x

Silozi (jl) [10/12] x x

Pre-Primary (fd) [15/16] x x

Junior Primary (an,bt) [20/22] x x

Commerce 1 (ww, cm) [7/10] x x

June continues on the next page

JUNE 2019 (continued)


24 25 26 27 28

Prof. Div. Meeting

(pk)

NIED CUR PANELS Commerce 2 (ww, cm) [10/14] x x

English L2 (es) [15/17] x x

KKG (kn) [10/12] x x

Thimbukushu (sn) [10/12] x x

Rumanyo (ph) [10/12] x x

Cross Cur (ss, fa) [4/7] x x

Phys & Chem (ea) [10/12] x x

Otjiherero (nm) [10/12] x x

JULY 2019


1 2 3 4 5

SP&JS L2 Mon Kunene (es,hv) x x x x

TRC Network meeting Kunene

(rm) x x

NIED CUR PANELS Social Sc (ss, fa) [15/19] x x

Ju|’hoansi (kn) [10/12] x x

Computer St (om/ww) [3/4] x x

Maths (jh) [12/14] x x

Arts Promotional (ww) [4/6] x x

Setswana (jl) [10/12] x x

Portuguese (ps/ph) [15/17] x x

Inclusive ed (rg) [18/20] x x

8 9 10 11 12

SP&JS L2 Mon Oshana (es,hv) x x x x


EL2 performance (la,bs,ju)

Hardap

x x x x

NIED CUR PANELS Nat Sc (ba, wn) [14/17] x x

Tech subjects (gi) [12/13] x x

Home Sciences (ww) [11/12] x x

Afrikaans (hv) [12/15] x x

German (ps, hv) [11/14] x x

English L1 (hv) [10/12] x x

Oshindonga (kh) [10/12] x x

Oshikwanyma (kh) [10/12] x x

July continues on the next page

JULY 2019 (continued)


15 16 17 18 19

SP/JS Life Skills Mon &

support KE and W (rmu)

x x x x

JS Craft, D&T Mon Otjozondj.

(ww,cm,gi)

x x x x

SP&JS L2 Mon Oshik. (es,hv) x x x x

NNTIP Oshana (rs) [30/31] x x

ICT ToT Principal Train (lam)

Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto,

Kunene, Erongo, Ohangwena,

Khomas (Lam) [30/32]

x x

Rukwangali Orth. Revision (kn)

[6/7] x x

22 23 24 25 26

SP&JS L2 Mon Otjoz. (es,hv)

Life Skills SS Teachers’ man

dev ws (rmu) [6/7]

x x

LSM dev (rg) [10/12]

x x

Thimb.Orth. rev ws Rundu (jn) Rumanyo Orth Revision (ph)

[7] x x

NEACB MPCC MPCC

29 30 31 1 August 2 August

NNTIP Oshikoto (rs) [30/31] x x

African Languages writers

training ws (kn) [60]

x x

AUGUST 2019


5 6 7 8 9

SCHOOLS

CLOSE FOR

LEARNERS

IN HOUSE WEEK

12 13 14 15 16

SCHOOLS CLOSE

FOR TEACHERS

Ju!hoansi JP syl translation

(kn) [10/11] x x

19 20 21 22 23

26 27 28 29 30

HEROES’

DAY

SCHOOLS

OPEN FOR

TEACHERS


SEPTEMBER 2019


2 3 4 5 6

SCHOOLS RE-OPEN FOR

LEARNERS

Cur Div. Meeting

(ps)

9 10 11 12 13

Transition of medium of

instruction study KE (bs,ju) x x x x


instruction study Erongo (la,x)

x x x x

SP/JS Life Skills Mon & support

Zambezi (rmu) x x x x

JS Soc Sc Mon & support

Zambezi (ss,fa) x x x x

JS Nat Sc & Math Mon & support

Zambezi (ea,ba.jh) x x x x

NNTIP Ohangwena (rs)

[30/31] x x

Assessment Train (rg) [24/25]

Ju!hoansi JP syl translation

(kn) [7/8]

x x

JP Eng L2 Mat Dev ws

(an,bt) [10/11]

16 17 18 19 20

NIED MANAGEMENT (hp) Prof Div. Meeting

(pk)

JS Soc Sc Mon & support KW

(ss,fa) x x x x

JS Nat Sc & Math Mon & support

KW (ea,ba.jh) x x x x

African Lang M&E (kn) x x x x

ICT ToT ws Hardap,

Zambezi, Ohangwena,

Khomas (lam) [30/32]

` x

23 24 25 26 27


instruction study Omaheke (la,x) x x x x


instruction study Omusati (bs,ju)

CPD – Principals (rs)

[30/31] x x x

ICT ToT ws Omaheke,

Omusati, Oshana, KE&W

(lam) [30/32]

x x

OCTOBER 2019


31 September 1 2 3 4

Prof Div. Meeting

(pk) SCHOOL

HOLIDAY:

INTERNATIONAL

TEACHERS' DAY


instruction study Oshana (la,x) x x x x


instruction study ||Kharas

(bs,ju)

x x x x

7 8 9 10 11

NIED

MANAGEMENT (hp)


instruction study Khomas

(bs,ju,la)

x x x x

14 15 16 17 18


JP Mon & Support Ohangwena

(an, bt) x x

ICT ToT ws Otjozondjupa,

Kunene, Erongo, |Kharas,

Oshikoto (lam) [30/32]

x x

TRC Network meeting KW (rm) x x x x

NEACB

MPCC

MPCC

NIED Monitoring

Meeting (hp)

21 22 23 24 25

28 29 30 31 1 November

NOVEMBER 2019


4 5 6 7 8

PP Mon & Support Oshana &

KW (fd) x x x x

11 12 13 14 15

PP Mon & Support Oshana &

KW (fd) x x x x

18 19 20 21 22


25 26 27 28 29

PP Mon & Support Omaheke &

Hardap (fd) x x x

SCHOOLS CLOSE

FOR LEARNERS

DECEMBER 2019


2 3 4 5 6

SCHOOLS CLOSE

FOR TEACHERS

PP Mon & Support Omaheke &

Hardap (fd) x x x x

Prof Dev Div.

Meeting (pk)

9 10 11 12 13

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN

RIGHTS’ DAY

NAMIBIAN

WOMEN’S DAY

16 17 18 19 20

23 24 25 26 27

CHRISTMAS

DAY FAMILY DAY

30 31 1 JAN 2020 2 JAN 3 JAN

NEW YEAR’S DAY

JANUARY 2020


6 7 8 9 10

SCHOOLS OPEN

FOR TEACHERS

SCHOOLS OPEN

FOR LEARNERS


13 14 15 16 17

20 21 22 23 24

NIED Official opening

27 28 29 30 31

Prof Dev Div.

Meeting (pk)

Economics NSSCAS Teach

train ws (cm) [79/80] x x x

FEBRUARY 2020


3 4 5 6 7

NIED Mon. meeting

(hp)

NIED CUR PANELS Arts Support (ww) [3/4] x x

IC (om/ww) [3/4] x x

RME (fa) [3/4] x x

PE (gs) [3/4] x x

Life Skills (rmu) [5/6] x x

French (ps, ph) [8/10] x x

Rukwangwali (kn) [10/12] x x

Silozi (jl) [10/12] x x

Pre-Primary (fd) [15/16] x x

Junior Primary (an,bt) [20/22] x x

Commerce 1 (ww, cm) [7/10] x x

February continues on the next page

FEBRUARY 2020 (continued)


10 11 12 13 14

NIED CUR PANELS Commerce 2 (ww, cm)[10/14] x x

English L2 (es) [15/17] x x

KKG (kn) [10/12] x x

Thimbukushu (sn) [10/12] x x

Rumanyo (ph) [10/12] x x

Cross Cur (ss, fa) [4/7] x x

Phys & Chem (ea) [10/12] x x

Otjiherero (nm) [10/12] x x

17 18 19 20 21

NIED CUR PANELS Social Sc (ss, fa) [15/19] x x

Ju|’hoansi (kn) [10/12] x x

Computer St (om/ww) [3/4] x x

Maths (jh) [12/14] x x

Arts Prom (ww) [4/6] x x

Setswana (jl) [10/12] x x

Portuguese (ps/ph) [15/17] x x

Inclusive Ed (rg) [18/20] x x

24 25 26 27 28

TRC AGM Hardap (rm) x x x x

NIED CUR PANELS Nat Sc (ba, wn) [14/17] x x

Tech subjects (gi) [12/13] x x

Home Sciences (ww) [11/12] x x

Afrikaans (hv) [12/15] x x

German (ps, hv) [11/14] x x

English L1 (hv) [10/12] x x

Oshindonga (kh) [10/12] x x

Oshikwanyma (kh) [10/12] x x

CCC

MARCH 2020


2 3 4 5 6

IN HOUSE WEEK


9 10 11 12 13

D&T NSSCAS Teach Train ws (gi)

[19/20] x x x

Biology NSSCAS ToT (ba) [60/61] x x x

Ju!hoansi JP syl translation (kn)

[7/8] x x

Prof Dev Div.

Meeting (pk)

16 17 18 19 20

NIED Birthday


23 24 25 26 27

Biology NSSCAS ToT (ba) [70/71] x x x

NEACB MPCC MPCC

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