As part of their personal development programme, the 10 cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS, have, since 2000,
organised an annual Summer Camp for students preparing for secondary school tuition when the new school year begins.
Branch Manager of the RHT Republic Bank Doodmatee Bhollaram hands over the sponsorship to RHTYSC Assistant Secretary Simon Naidu
Republic Bank (Guy) Ltd, under the auspices of its Rose Hall Town branch, has been the official sponsor of this summer Camp for all of the 18 years it has been in existence; and earlier this week, the Bank renewed its sponsorship of this activity for the 19th consecutive year.
Secretary/CEO of the RHTY&SC, Hilbert Foster, MS, has said this year’s Summer Camp will commence on Monday, July 15, and end on Friday, August 9; and a maximum of 60 students, drawn from several schools in the Rose Hall Town catchment area, would be catered for.
Among the schools targeted are Rose Hall Town Primary, Port Mourant Primary, Belvedere Primary, Cropper Primary, Tain Primary and Auchlyne Primary.
The main objective of the Summer Camp is to assist grade six students to successfully transition from primary level education to secondary level education. Other objectives include promoting the ‘Say No/Say Yes’ message; teaching them the art of playing cricket; imparting the importance of education and discipline; and informing on the importance of being positive role models.
Foster also disclosed that classroom work will be conducted by a senior educator employed by the club, while he and Asst Secretary/CEO Simon Naidu will be responsible for the lecture series. Cricket Coach Delbert Hicks will work along with the students in several one-hour sessions as part of the Club’s “Say Yes to Sports” effort.
Classes will be held from Monday to Friday, from 08:30 hours to noon, with students being taught English, Maths, Social Studies, Integrated Science, Geography and basic Spanish. Each child attending and successfully completing the camp will receive a school bag and educational materials, while the overall Best Student and Top Student in each subject will each receive a special prize.
Awards will also be given to the Most Disciplined Student, Most Improved Student, and for Best Attendance. Among topics to be lectured on by qualified personnel are: Importance of Education, Importance of Discipline, Choosing Friends, Suicide/Depression, Personal Hygiene, Manners in the Classroom, Career Choices, Public Speaking, Basic Public Manners, and Peer Pressure.
During the special cricket coaching sessions, emphasis will be placed on physical fitness, and batting and bowling as the Club promotes the importance of sports as an alternative to a life on the road.
Parents who are desirous of having their children attend the camp are invited to call the Club on 337-4562, or visit its offices at the Area ‘H’ Ground to register. The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club will provide all the necessary educational materials free of cost.
Assistant Secretary/CEO Simon Naidu has hailed Republic Bank longstanding support of this leading youth and sports organization, and has declared the bank one of the club’s main foundations for its unmatched record of achievements.
He praised the Bank for also co-sponsoring the RHTY&SC’s Annual Awards Ceremony, Annual Youth Review Magazine, and Cricket Academy, among other programmes.
The Summer Camp, Naidu has said, has, over the years, enabled more than 700 grade six students to transition from primary level to secondary level education, while 39 of them have since been playing cricket at the club.
Students have gone on to become career nurses, accountants, teachers, bankers and public servants among other areas, Naidu disclosed, as he expressed gratitude to the Bank for being a remarkable friend of the club and a major supporter of its initiatives to promote education.
