Although Privatschule Karibib was
closed in 1986, a Section 21 company (not for gain),
Privatschule Karibib, owns the school and hostel
buildings as well as a number of teachers’ houses in Karibib.
A Board of Trustees consisting of Karibib Privatschule 'old boys'
manages the company in the interests of education and the continuation
of German education in Namibia.
The activities of the company include:
- Management of Privatschule Karibib
assets
- Partnership with Navachab Gold
Mine (a subsidiary of AngloGold) in operation of the new Karibib
Private School
- Projekt Lilie,
an initiative with the objective to support and promote education
in Namibia, with special reference to the maintenance and advancement
of the German language and culture.
Privatschule Karibib operates Projekt
Lilie in cooperation with two umbrella organisations representing
the interests of the German speaking community in education and
culture in Namibia (Deutscher Kulturrat and the Arbeitsgemeinschaft
Deutscher Schulen)
This project aims to recognise special
achievements of teachers at schools that are members of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft
Deutscher Schulen and educational institutions such as UNAM and
Windhoek College of Education.
It also aims to uplift the image
of teachers in our community in order to attract young aspirants
into this profession and to entice existing teachers to stay in
the profession.
The project culminates in an annual
awards gala evening at which the winners are awarded substantial
sums in prize money and receive valuable plaques and certificates.
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