Smart classrooms now at Brickdam, East Ruimveldt Secondary Schools

Smart classrooms were commissioned by the Education Ministry at the Brickdam Secondary School and the East Ruimveldt Secondary School in Georgetown on Wednesday.

The commissioning of the smart classrooms at the two schools form part of the Ministry’s drive to modernise the education sector.
A release from the Ministry stated that the smart classrooms are equipped with items such as an interactive board, a television that allows teachers and students to connect remotely and motion- and voice-activated cameras complete with face recognition software.
Systems Development Coordinator within the Education Ministry, Godfrey Munroe explained that the interactive board will allow the virtual student to be able to interact with the class that is being facilitated at the time and view all the content that is being shared.
He said that the smart classrooms would provide for the infusion of Information Communication Technology (ICT) for all subject areas. Munroe explained that the facilities would have a multiplier effect as they would allow for expert teachers to reach and engage with students from other schools and vice versa.
The smart classrooms will benefit the 368 students currently enrolled at the Brickdam Secondary School and the 506 students at the East Ruimveldt Secondary School.
Meanwhile, at the commissioning exercises, Education Minister Priya Manickchand said that she was very pleased to be commissioning the classrooms especially in this COVID-19 period, as information and teaching could flow from one to many using the equipment installed.
She promised that the effective usage of the classrooms would not be left up to the schools alone, but would be part of a managed programme to make sure the classrooms were being used effectively to benefit the students at the respective schools as well as students at other schools which do not have such classrooms.
Manickchand added, “Imagine what we can do here. We could get experienced teachers delivering content to thousands of students at the same time. This will help us to expand the reach of our human resources for the benefit of all our students regardless of where they are located.”