Gardening contest to start Education Month

The Ministry of Education will launch a schools’ gardening competition on September 1 to start off a roster of activities for Education Month.

The gardening contest will be followed by a students’ rally from Parade Ground to Queen’s College the next day, the ministry said in a press release. On the same day, Minister of Education Shaik Baksh will deliver a message to stakeholders and he will also make separate addresses to the nation on International Literacy Day, to be observed on September 8, and on World Teachers’ Day, on October 5.

The roster of activities for the month includes several quiz competitions, the launching of book clubs and the donation of books to