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Connected school opens for 800 pupils in Gutu

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Zimbabwean Education Minister Torerai Moyo has inaugurated interactive boards and connected classrooms at Sandon Academy in Gutu for about 800 pupils. The system tracks attendance, teacher activity and pupils’ medical needs, while the school also has a medical evacuation helicopter, according to 263Chat.

Zimbabwe’s Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Torerai Moyo, inaugurated digital school facilities at Sandon Academy in Gutu, allowing about 800 pupils to use interactive boards and connected classrooms. The ceremony took place on Saturday, according to 263Chat.

The digital system tracks attendance, assesses teacher performance and helps identify pupils who may need medical care. The private school has also acquired an ambulance helicopter for emergency medical evacuations.

Education director Thokozile Mupundu said the tools could allow a teacher to teach pupils in several schools. Pupils also use virtual reality, including to study biology, while Sandon Academy founder Lovemore Matuke called on schools to integrate artificial intelligence, 263Chat reports.

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