By Richmond B. Tholley
The yearly Education Week is taking place in Makeni, Northern Sierra Leone.
The four-day celebration is bringing together education stakeholders in the country, their international partners, and school pupils to various educational activities that began on Monday, 20th January, 2025, and will continue until January 24th, 2025, at the University of Makeni playing grounds.
The theme for the 2025 Education Week is “Artificial Intelligence and Education: Preserving Human Agency in a World of Automation.
Throughout the four days, the event will start from 9 am to 5 pm.
The Education Week is not only a celebration of the importance of education but also a reflection of the goals that have been set up for the pupils and children of Sierra Leone and also the roadmaps that have been created to accomplish those goals.
The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, HE Julius Maada Bio, the two Education Ministries, international partners, and other stakeholders that are making education easier from the classroom to the Office of the President are expected to make statements.
Like the past weeks, this year’s celebration also brings school pupils and students from various educational and learning institutions. Each of the institutions is showcasing its artificial intelligence, reflecting on the theme for the 2025 Week.
The event also showcased Sierra Leone’s cherished culture and customs as the display of various traditional takes center stage.
Football matches will be played by a number of selected schools in Makeni City, marking the importance of sports in the educational curriculum.
