Latest update February 20th, 2025 12:39 PM
$59.5M primary school commissioned at La Parfaite Harmonie
-nursery school in the making
The Education Ministry on Friday commissioned a $59.5M primary school at La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, Region Three.
The school funded by Government with assistance from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), was executed through the Basic Needs Trust Fund.
The La Parfaite Harmonie Primary School, according to a ministry’s statement, is outfitted with modern facilities and houses some 300 pupils.
Education Minister Shaik Baksh, speaking at the commissioning ceremony attended by pupils, parents and teachers, said the Ministry will have to extend the building to cater for the rapidly growing student population.
The $59.5M primary school at La Parfaite Harmonie that was commissioned yesterday by government, one year after opening its doors.
Baksh added that given the response from parents, the Ministry will build a nursery school in the community early next year aiming for a September opening.
The Minister commended the region’s continuous improvement at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) over the past few years, and urged the school’s administrators to work together to make the learning facility a model in the region.
He encouraged teachers to dedicate at least one hour per week to work with weak pupils to improve their educational outcomes.
The Minister noted that the government has been providing school uniforms to students, snacks to pupils at all nursery schools and Grades One and Two at primary schools. Free text and exercise books are also being distributed and a fund to help poor families send their children to school is being established.
Poverty, he said, must not be an excuse for children not receiving an education, pointing that their education must not be left to chance.
On a different note, the Minister implored teachers to set an example by being regular and punctual at school.
Region Three Education Officer, Marlyne Jones-O’Donoghue, said that the facility not only improves the landscape of the community but will also contribute to the raising of the standard of education in the region.
She challenged the pupils to take their studies seriously and to leave their footprints in the sands of academic achievement.
The school’s head teacher, Shondel Chichester, noted that the building was opened one year ago, and during that time, it secured a $1M grant from the School Improvement Project.
The money, she said, will be used to construct a tarmac on the lawn, among other things.
Similar Articles
THE BLUNT OF THE DAY
Sports
Features/Columnists
A flawed interpretation of international law
Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News – The assertion that “under international law, Venezuela is responsible for... more
CARICOM Nations Should Respond Together To new U.S. Policies
By Sir Ronald Sanders Ambassador to the US and the OAS, Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News-Two Executive Orders issued by U.S.... more
Weekend Cartoon
