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Lyla Wills, who has long had an interest in OMEP in Australia has written this account of Pre-School Education in Tonga, which she visited during a period of Long Service Leave. Tongans are very keen on education for their children. Most of the Pre-schools receive no funding so buildings vary according to what the village can provide and many of the teachers also give their services voluntarily. A few Pre-schools are attached to schools or churches and one to the Police Department who supply buildings and pay wages.
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Lyla Wills, qui depuis longtemps s’intéresse à l’OMEP en Australie, a écrit le compte-rendu suivant sur l’Education pré-scolaire dans l’archipel de Tonga où elle s’est rendue pendant une période où elle bénéficiait d’un congé pour ancienneté. «Les Tongans désirent fortement que leurs enfants soient éduqués. La plupart des centres préscolaires ne bénéficient d’aucun fonds si bien que les bâtiments varient en fonction de ce que le village peut fournir. Beaucoup d’enseignants travaillent à titre bénévole. Quelques centres préscolaires sont rattachés à des écoles ou des églises et l’un d’eux au Département de la Police qui fournit les bâtiments et les salaires.
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Lyla Wills, que por largo tiempo ha estado interesada en la OMEP de Australia, ha escrito este informe sobre la educación pre-escolar en Tonga, que visitó durante un largo período de licencia del servicio. «Los tonganos son muy celosos de la educación de sus niños. La mayoría de los centros de pre-escolar no reciben financiación, de modo que los centros varían según lo que la aldea puede aportar y asimismo muchos de los maestros prestan sus servicios voluntariamente. Unos pocos centros de pre-escolar dependen de escuelas o iglesias, y uno del departamento de policía, que proporciona los locales y paga los salarios.
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Trained at Sydney Teachers College as a Primary/Infants teacher, specialising in the 5–8 year-old group. Taught in New South Wales schools for 11 years. Went to Northern Territories with Church Missionary Society in January 1966 to work in Aboriginal schools. After completing the Advanced Studies in Education Diploma in 1972, returned to the N.T. as Pre-school Adviser and travelled to almost all N.T. schools over the next six years. Was Principal of Denpelli Aboriginal School for three years and presently is Assistant Principal of a very large urban Primary School in Darwin.
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Wills, L. Pre-School education in Tonga a report from a delighted visitor. IJEC 17, 80 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03174921
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03174921