TIRANA, April 13 /ATA/ Minister of Education and Sports, Evis Kushi, together with representatives from the Italian Embassy in Tirana and UNICEF Albania, participated in the meeting organized in the framework of the “Stay at school” project, a three-year project, which is being implemented in partnership with the Italian government and UNICEF Albania.
In her remarks, Minister Kushi emphasized the importance of this project, which supports educational policies and programs in the country for the prevention of school dropouts, minimizing the negative effects and damages that may come, not only for the students themselves, but also for their families and society.
“All educational structures under the Ministry of Education have done a great job to fight this phenomenon, starting from the beginning of each year with identification of those at high risk of dropout,” Kushi added.
Kushi emphasized that the caretaker teachers, assistant teachers, psycho-social service workers, Security Officers, in cooperation with the parents, do their best to create a more familiar, loving and warm climate for everyone.
Programs such as Art and Crafts, Sports Teams, School Community Center make the school more attractive for those students who are poised to drop out, as the school, in addition to teaching, also discovers and nourishes their talents, engaging, motivating and educating them in the right way regardless of success in learning.
The minister concluded saying that all institutions, line ministries, education practitioners and the whole society should contribute to the early prevention of the school dropout.
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