School of Nations Partners with Guyana Golf Association

Aug 24, 2021 Sports

School of the Nations, Guyana’s leading private school, offering rounded quality education to students from Nursery School through Secondary School and Sixth Form, has partnered with the Guyana Golf Association and Nexgen Golf Academy to provide the over 1,000 current students and 4,000+ alumni access to the sport of golf.

Students and teachers with members of the GGA after a practice session.

The partnership will take effect immediately and be available for the upcoming academic year as the school maintains its vision – “We see education as a means of realizing individual potential and as a powerful force in the transformation of society, with a focus on a rounded approach to academics, arts and sports.”
Parents, students and teachers joined members of the senior administration team (Ms. Phillips and Ms. O’Toole) for a opening ceremony at the Nexgen Golf Academy on Woolford Avenue where they were treated to a firsthand experience of the sport. As expected, all were immediately engaged and stayed for almost two hours to practice.
School of the Nations (SON) was opened in 1996 by Dr. Brian and Mrs. Pam O’Toole.
According to Ms. O’Toole, “I am extremely happy to welcome golf to our school since I personally know the benefits of the sport, and I feel this will definitely help our students, all of whom will have access to the life skills that golf offers, physical fitness, mental focus, problem solving, social and business networking and competitiveness, even when they graduate.”
The school, which recently added Archery to its list of activities, sees golf as a solution to the need for students to maintain an active physical lifestyle with a sport that is fully compliant with the COVID-19 guidelines.
“The manner in which golf is being managed by the GGA and Nexgen Golf Academy with social distancing, individual equipment and in an outdoor environment made us feel comfortable with including the sport for our students,” said CEO Dr. Phillips. “We are all tremendously excited about this opportunity and fully support the efforts by Mr. Hussain to bring golf to a dominant place in Guyana’s sports.”
School of the Nations will take advantage of the existing structure being developed by the Guyana Golf Association and MOE Allied Arts Unit and compete with the other secondary school teams for the national title. Students will also be eligible for selection to the national team that will eventually represent the country internationally and hopefully at the Olympics.
Physical Education Teacher Mr. Kenrick Cheeks said he too was excited about the partnership and felt it would be a welcome addition to his department since it was a non-contact sport and much needed during these trying times.
President of the GGA Aleem Hussain said, “Tthis is a partnership that we feel will enhance the growth of the sport and bring the best that the country has to offer to the arena. Golf opens many doors to players and the fact that it is on the school curriculum gives students a chance to earn scholarships to top universities worldwide, especially young women.”
Since the establishment of the GGA in March 2020, the development of Golf has seen tremendous success as more than 100 secondary schools will give their students access to the sport, over 10,000 potential players in a very short time.
Hussain stated that talks are ongoing with other private schools and universities to bring the game to their students and alumni as he hopes to fulfill his goal of making Golf the most played sport in the country by end of 2022. There are plans to build at least 5 scaled courses so that every region has access to a quality facility (the first is underway on the West Coast Demerara) for training and tournaments.
To find out more about the sport, how your school can be a part of the program or simply learn to play, stop by the Academy on Woolford Avenue in Georgetown, call 645-0944 or visit nexgengolfacademy on Instagram and Facebook.

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