Two Aerodrom primary schools to move to single‑shift lessons from September
Aleksandar Makedonski and Dimitar Makedonski schools will move to one shift after classroom additions and preparations funded by the ministry and municipality.
Two primary schools in the Aerodrom municipality will switch to single‑shift lessons from September: Aleksandar Makedonski in the Reonski Centar neighbourhood and Dimitar Makedonski in Lisice.
At Aleksandar Makedonski, construction is underway to add three new classrooms that will allow the school to operate in one shift. The expansion is supported by the Ministry of Education and Science with an investment of 2.2 million denars, while the Municipality of Aerodrom is financing the complete outfitting of the new rooms.
Today Mayor Dejan Miteski and Minister of Education and Science Vesna Janevska visited the school to inspect preparations ahead of the new school year.
Mayor Miteski said: "Single‑shift instruction means better organisation of the teaching process, more time for pupils, teachers and families, and more opportunities for the school to host additional activities, sport, culture and the development of children's skills. Above all, it means higher‑quality conditions for learning, development and a carefree childhood. From 1 September, OOU 'Dimitar Makedonski' in the Lisice neighbourhood will also introduce single‑shift lessons for pupils in grades 6 to 9, as we continue to improve the educational process and create better conditions in the schools on the territory of the Municipality of Aerodrom."
Miteski also reported that all municipal schools are intensively preparing for the start of the academic year: textbooks have arrived for all pupils and will be distributed on the first day of school, and fourth‑graders will receive tablet devices that the local government has been providing for several years from the municipal budget.
The government expansion works at Goce Delchev school in Gorno Lisice continue as well, and the facility will receive a new heating system. Minister Janevska added that the ministry has been pushing for single‑shift schooling where possible for two years.
Janevska said: "The benefits are multiple — children start lessons in the morning, when they are more concentrated on learning. They stay at school longer and should stay longer, because they had 900 fewer hours than their peers by age 15. They socialise more, which is especially important in multiethnic environments and schools, and operating costs for school buildings are reduced." She noted that the concept has so far been adopted by more than 200 schools.
Photo: Opshtina Aerodrom
