Minister of Education Shaik Baksh last week commissioned two new state-of-the-art schools in Berbice.

According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) press release Baksh charged the teachers to ensure that they make adequate use of the facilities. He also appealed to parents to participate in their children’s education since this is crucial to the learning process. The minister said behind every successful school is a strong Parent Teachers’ Association (PTA) and implored the parents and teachers to ensure that their PTA is active.

According to GINA the nursery school houses 112 students and seven teachers while the primary accommodates 60 pupils, teachers, a library and a computer laboratory. It serves children from the communities of John’s, Clifton, Tain and Miss Phoebe. The school was built under the Basic Needs Trust Fund. The pupils had been using the President’s Youth Choice Building.

The All Saints Primary School (GINA photo)

After the ceremony at Tain Baksh travelled to New Amsterdam to declare open the newly constructed $46.3M All Saints Primary school  that houses 440 students and 17 teachers. Baksh reiterated the need for parents’ involvement in their children’s education.

Meanwhile, Regional Chairman Zulfikar Mustapha who attended both ceremonies said this is another indication that government has recognized the need for sound education and modern learning institutions.
The release said too $15.6B was allocated to the education sector in 2007 and in 2008, $19B was set aside to enhance the standard of education.

The nursery section of the Tain school (GINA photo)