First Lady charges North Georgetown Primary graduates to pursue education
First Lady Sandra Granger charged the 117 graduates of the North Georgetown Primary School to “seize all the
First Lady Sandra Granger appeals to students of the North Georgetown Primary School to continue to pursue their education at their graduation ceremony at the National Cultural Centre on Tuesday
opportunities offered by education”, even as she extended felicitations to them at the 16th annual prize-giving and closing ceremony, held at the National Cultural Centre Tuesday.
The First Lady emphasised that in order to enjoy what Guyana has to offer its citizens, its youth, which accounts for more than 50 per cent of the population, must ensure that they were properly equipped with the knowledge, skills and talent to sustainably exploit our natural resources and to lead.
“Guyana cannot afford to have young people who do not know how to read or write, to speak or dress properly when they apply for a job, who do not know science and technology, which drives so much of our development these days. We must educate ourselves so that we can work in those areas open for development, while at the same time ensuring that our development is sustainable,” she said.
The First Lady encouraged the graduates to chase after their dreams, set goals and work to overcome obstacles while pursuing careers of their choice. She charged them to fervently seek after their education so that they “will not only reap the rewards but also… be our best and finest citizens and distinguished members of our education nation”.
Meanwhile, Head Teacher Donette Munroe-Liverpool said her school of 797 pupils and 28 teachers was “a warm and stimulating environment”, which exemplified its motto “To be the best”. She noted that the school has incorporated several innovative approaches in delivering its curriculum, and coupled with a robust co-curricular programme, has produced students who are well educated.
Munroe-Liverpool said the school has embarked on a development plan, which focused on literacy and remedial work, and utilised new strategies of imparting subjects on the national timetable. At North Georgetown Primary, she said, “pupils are provided with the basic educational and social skills, values and attitudes that would enable them to prepare for easy transition to further learning to take their place in the world as useful, industrious, social beings fit to live and fit to live with.”
