Former President Mwai Kibaki has urged learning institutions to engage more in extra curricula activities to broaden the worldview of the learners.
In a statement to newsrooms, Kibaki said beside teaching the content in syllabi, the schools should concentrate on other creative disciplines such as music, fine art and writing that develop the students mind beyond what the textbooks offer.
“It is always advisable to cast wider the net when we are engaged in developing young minds. We should therefore not ignore creative disciplines such as music, fine art and writing,” the former head of state maintained.
Kibaki further asked the institutions not to ignore sports and athletics that he stressed add more knowledge to the learners beyond what they learn in classrooms.
He said: “Neither should we look down upon sports and athletics. At the same time, we should always endeavour to seek knowledge far beyond what the textbooks have in store for us in order to broaden our worldview.”
Speaking when he graced the ground breaking ceremony of Cianda High School in Kiambu County on Thursday, the former head of state further noted that education remains a key factor in liberating the societies by bridging the artificial differences among citizens.
“In addition, I am sure that education, more than anything else, can be relied upon to expand worldviews and at the same time bridge artificial differences between human beings in equal measure,” Kibaki said.
He said education is the most powerful asset a nation must invest in as it enable the learners interact with values and belief systems, skills and technologies of other human beings far away a move that expand their imagination in leaps and bounds.
Cianda School was started by the late Njenga Karume, an initiative the former head of state said was among the many social welfare engagements Karume offered that need to be supported in recognition of his legacy.
Speaking during the occasion, Kiambu Governor William Kabogo noted that he is ready to tackle the various challenges facing the area and leave a rich legacy as the late Karume did. He said in cooperation with other education stakeholders in the area, they are determined to raise the education standards in the county.