NPH donates €1 000.00 to support preschool children!

As part of the Springer Nature’s Charitable Giving initiative, Namibia Publishing House donated the amount of €1,000.00 to S.P.E.S. Charity (Step out of Poverty through Education, Encouragement and Support) earlier this month. The S.P.E.S. Charity was established for the main purpose of serving the less fortunate children and youth in our country, by helping them step out of poverty through education, encouragement and support. The charity works with 15 informal preschools situated in the poorer areas of Windhoek, impacting about 1 100 children. The donated funds will be used to provide hygiene and cleaning materials, stationary and educational materials and nutritious food to meet the children’s basic needs.

NPH Team donating 1000 Euros to S.P.E.S. Charity

Public libraries receive donation from NPH!

As part of the "180 years of Macmillan" celebration, Namibia Publishing House has donated some of our locally authored publications, along with other reading materials, to the Public Library in Windhoek. The books will be distributed to Public Libraries across the country to support communities with local content. 

Freddy Nafuka, NPH, handing over donated books to Ruth von Plato,
Windhoek Public Library

Books donated by NPH to Public Libraries

Macmillan turns 180 years old!

Earlier last month, Namibia Publishing House, a subsidiary of Macmillan Education Namibia, celebrated 180 years of Macmillan. Our Namibian team is proud to have been part of the Macmillan Education Group for over four decades. As we continue to support education in the country by providing quality approved and affordable learning materials, our commitment to fostering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has never been stronger. 

We look forward to another 180 years together!

NPH Team celebrating 180 years of Macmillan

Hot off the press: Solid Foundations English Second Language Grades 1 to 3 Learner's Books, Teacher's Guides with CDs, and Readers are now available!

Namibia Publishing House is pleased to announce that our Solid Foundations series of approved materials for English Second Language now includes a complete course for Junior Primary Phase (Grades 1-3). The approved Learner's Books, Teacher's Guides with CDs, and Readers are listed on the Government Catalogue for Junior Primary and can be ordered through the usual procurement channels or directly from NPH. 

Solid Foundations English Second Language Grades 1 to 3 materials

Written by language experts: Jenny Gardner, Hayley Glass and Elise Varga, the Learners' Books and Readers are beautifully illustrated, engaging and learner-centred, making teaching key language skills fun.

Great care has been taken to integrate the School Readiness/Preparatory Programme and grammar in an informal way, facilitate correct pronunciation of the English sounds, and steadily develop learners' reading skills throughout each year.

The course fully meets the requirements of the English Second Language Syllabus for Junior Primary and offers strong support to teachers working with multi-ability classes and learners with special needs or learning difficulties. 

The Solid Foundations English Second Language course for Grades 1-3, with all its components used consistently (as guided in the Teacher's Guides), will help teachers prepare learners to confidently use English as the medium of instruction in the Senior Primary Phase.

Namibia hosts first ExCo meeting for Macmillan Education Southern Africa in March 2023!

Macmillan Education Southern Africa first ExCo meeting for 2023 was hosted by Namibia Publishing House last week. After some busy few days, the Team enjoyed a trip to the Namibian Coast for some much-needed break. Thank you all for making the trip to visit The Land of the Brave✊

Leading the way, ExCo, Namibia March 2023

John /Awaseb Primary School and Auala ELCIN Library and Archives receive support!

Learners and teachers at John Awaseb
Primary School with textbooks donated by NPH

It has been another year of coping with the effects of the pandemic that has seriously affected our lives and the economy. Education is one of the industries that have suffered most and are still struggling to recover. 

Some schools, such as John /Awaseb Primary School in Mondesa, Swakopmund, have not received any textbooks since they opened in 2020. Earlier this month, NPH sent a donation of most needed educational materials to the school via Swakop Bookshop. The books were handed over by Mr Joachim von Wietersheim.

NPH also responded to the need for more educational materials by the Auala ELCIN Library and Archives in Oniipa. The library, named after the late Bishop Dr Leonard Nangolo Auala, who was the first Namibian bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN), serves the learners, students and teachers from the Oniipa and Onandjokwe communities that surround it. The donation was humbly received by Bishop Auala's son, Councillor Joseph Auala.

Councillor Joseph Auala with NPH staff and donated textbooks

NPH at the National Conference on Education - 2022

It has been over 10 years since the last National Conference on Education in 2011, so this year's conference was highly anticipated. The second National Conference on Education took place from 2 to 5 August 2022 under the theme: Transforming education in the context of global challenges towards inclusion and quality: re-imagining 2023 and beyond.

Members of Parliament, Ministry of Education staff from 14 regions, officials of other ministries (including the Prime Minister and the Vice-President), university staff, representatives of the private sector, civil society, learners and development agencies were in attendance.

After the official opening, the attendees broke into smaller groups to discuss various issues affecting education in the country today, review recommendations of the 2011 National Conference and develop a number of programmes that would transform the education system to better cater for the needs of a Namibian child in 2023 and beyond.

Namibia Publishing House took this opportunity to showcase our latest publications and discuss with the teachers the impact the past two years had on the learners and their performance on the NSSCO and NSSCAS examinations.