Last week, World Bank Regional Vice-President for Latin America and the Caribbean, Carlos Felipe Jaramillo and Country Director for the Caribbean, Lilia Burunciuc, travelled to Guyana to engage with the Government of Guyana on the World Bank programme.
A release from the Ministry of Education said that the Vice-President and Director had the opportunity to witness, first-hand, the impact of the joint Government of Guyana/World Bank education programming. The engagement in the education sector covers the entire sector and includes Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and the implementation of a new textbook policy.
The World Bank team journeyed to Region 9 where they were welcomed by the Regional Executive Officer and other staff of the Regional Democratic Council, the release said. While in the region, the team paid a visit to the “Smart Room” at the Arapaima Primary school in Lethem, where they saw how digital platforms are being utilised to bridge the education gap between coastal and hinterland schools. The World Bank team also visited the Parishara Nursery School to see the rollout of the renewed nursery curriculum, and how indigenous materials and content are being incorporated into teaching and learning with the renewed curriculum.
