National Kindergarten School Design Review
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I Inactive
Key Information
To date, Sabre has built 18 child-centred kindergarten schools in Ghana. In parallel to our work, the government’s Fund & Procurement Management Unit (FPMU) implements school building projects, and maintains a repository of blue-prints for different school levels in the Ghana Education Sector.
As Sabre and the FPMU continue to design and build school structures, best practice and the consistency of school design is critical to ensure children across Ghana have equal access to fit for purpose schools. Together, Sabre and the FPMU aim to pool their knowledge and expertise to agree an optimal school design model.
In 2019, Sabre Education signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the FPMU to co-create a new cost-effective, child-friendly kindergarten school design with the ultimate aim of national roll-out.
Upgrading school infrastructure, especially for the kindergarten level, is closely linked with the objectives of the 2012 National KG Operational Plan, as well as goal 4.a of the Sustainable Development Goals; “Build, and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability, and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all”.
The key objectives of this partnership are:
- Ascertain the performance of kindergartens constructed in the last four years (for both Sabre & FPMU projects)
- Develop a ‘Lessons Learnt’ document to inform an upgrade of existing design(s)
- Develop a new kindergarten design blueprint that has the following characteristics
- Responds positively to teaching and learning needs at the kindergarten level
- Responds positively to the environment
- Is cost effective
- Includes sustainable systems
- Results in low maintenance cost (post-construction)
- Build a prototype kindergarten based on the new design
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana
Activity URL
Not applicable or unknown
Government Affiliation
UnknownYears
2021 - 2023
Partner(s)
Ghana Ministry of Education (Fund & Procurement Management Unit)
Ministry Affiliation
N/AFunder(s)
Shanley Charitable Trust
COVID-19 Response
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NationalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
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Education areas
Other
- Early childhood development
Quality
- School facilities
- School quality
Cross-cutting areas
- No additional topics
Program participants
Other populations reached
- School administrators
- Teachers - female
- Teachers - male
Participants include
- N/A
Program Approaches Back to Top
Facilities construction/improvement
- Construction/improvement of classrooms
- Construction/improvement of schools
Policy/legal environment
- Advocating changes to existing laws/policies
Water and sanitation
- Construction/improvement of sex-specific toilets
- Construction/improvement of toilets (combined use)
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
- Improved critical thinking
- Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
Cross-cutting goals
- Other