First Lady, Sandra Granger on Friday extended congratulations to the graduates of the Cultural Understanding and Language Proficiency (CULP) Programme and lauded the founders of the Lusignan-Good Hope Learning Centre for their holistic approach to education.
A release from the Ministry of the Presidency said that the graduation ceremony was held at the centre’s Lusignan, East Coast Demerara location.
The graduates, who ranged from six to 16 years old, were taught leadership skills over four days by a group of students enrolled in the United States Cadet programme.
The children came from Good Hope, Lusignan, Beterverwagting, Mon Repos and Annandale and other East Coast areas. The course is part of the humanitarian service activities hosted under the CULP Programme by the US Embassy with its host population.
The Lusignan-Good Hope Learning Centre was established 11 years ago by Sandra Shivdat, with support from her husband. Over the past eight years it has hosted programmes aimed at improving children’s learning outcomes by providing training in literacy and numeracy and other skills.
