Report on volunteer activity at Domasi College of Education

1.0. Request contents at Domasi College of Education
Increasing the importance of physical education in school education through the following activities
- Have Physical Education classes
- Implementation and Marking of periodic examinations
- Supervising teaching practice and micro teaching

2.0. Goal
Enhance the qualifications and abilities of PE students and lecturers

3.0. Activity Report

3.1. Have Physical Education classes
I had practical classes like Sports and games, Alternative Physical Activities, Athletics and so forth.
 Objectives
- To improve practical skills of students through the classes
- To gain better understanding of the rules through classes
 What I did
- Increased the amount of time to practice skills in the classes
- In athletics classes, I recorded and measured most of the records which students performed in competitive like situations. This is why gaining a better understanding of the rules is important.
- In other classes, I tried to have many practice opportunities of the game to enhance understanding of the rules as well.
 Achievements
- Students experienced many practical skills of each sport.
- Students experienced occasional competitions and games. Because of this, students could gain a better understanding of the rules.
 Findings
- Students’ understanding could be promoted through the occasional competitions and games.
- Students have just experienced many practical skills, but, it takes a long time to acquire the skills. So we have to have additional opportunities to practice the skills.

3.2. Implementation and Marking of periodic examinations
I did all implementations and marking of periodic examinations which I was assigned.

3.3. Supervising teaching practice and micro teaching
I did all supervising teaching practice and micro teaching which I was assigned.

3.4. Launching club activities
I launched club activities for the students to do physical and skill training on a regular basis after classes at least three times a week or more. We had basketball, Volleyball, Athletics, Weight Lifting clubs etc.
 Objectives
- To practice skills on a regular basis after classes frequently.
- To enjoy life through sports.
 What I did
- Launched sports clubs
- Encouraged students to have continuous efficient training.
- I encouraged students to have competitions to maintain their motivation of training.
 Achievements
- Some of the students are accustomed to training.
- Some of the students have been acquiring some skills little by little.
- Some of the students got a place in the Malawi National Athletics Competitions, and they got self-confidence.
 Findings
- Some students mastered some skills by training on a regular basis.
- Most of the PE Students like sports very much. They just don’t know how to train. So, we lecturers have to give the opportunities of training for our students continuously.
- Some students have quite high motivation for training. They should be leaders to lead other students to have training frequently, and we lecturers should support them more.

3.5. 5S
5S stands for Sort, Set, Shine, Standardize and Sustain. For improvement in operation efficiency, safety and morality, we can use 5S.
 Objectives
- Preparing comfortable training environments for students
- Preparing comfortable teaching environments for lecturers
 What I did
- I taught our students how to use the fitness room properly and I did continuous monitoring to make sure they kept fitness room clean.
- Cleaned the storeroom, sorted and organized uniforms and equipment, made a list of borrowed uniforms and equipment to control all equipment of the storeroom properly, I did continuous monitoring of the storeroom keeper to see if he had been managing the store room properly.
- I sometimes encouraged one of my colleagues to keep his desk clean and in order.
 Achievements
- Team leader of weight lifting club was appointed by me to monitor the fitness room and keep it clean every time.
- When the storeroom keeper is available, the storeroom is maintained clean.
- There is no improvement in the colleague’s individual office.
 Findings
- The team leader of weight lifting club who was appointed by me should continue to monitor and control the fitness room.
- The college should hire a permanent storeroom keeper.
- Need continuous monitoring and guidance of 5S by PE Department.

4.0. Recommendations

4.1. Practical classes
Lecturers should have occasional competitions and games in their practical classes to promote an understanding of skills and rules.

4.2. Sports clubs
Lecturers should give our students many opportunities to acquire the skills of sports and training continuously. Our student Kenneth MABUKA who knows how to train properly should be appointed team leader officially to manage the fitness room and to lead other students in training frequently. Lecturers should support them.

4.3. 5S
Kenneth MABUKA who was appointed team leader by me should continue to monitor and manage the fitness room continuously.

4.4. Conduct periodical meetings of the entire P.E. Department. 
I would like lecturers of PE Department to conduct periodical meeting of the entire PE Department in order to enhance solidarity between lecturers and make continuous improvement.