Valmiki Vidyalaya hosts mini-exhibition

The Valmiki Vidyalaya High School hosted its annual Symposium and Mini-Exhibition on Wednesday last under the theme: Promoting Learning in a Cultural Environment.
Located in Queenstown, Georgetown, this school was in 2010 established by Hardesh Tiwari as a non-profit institution, with the aim of providing academic excellence while at the same time instilling in students the Hindu culture and religion.
Today, the institution offers a wide variety of subjects, ranging from science and business to Hindi, yoga and cultural classes.
Pandit Yogeshwar Mathoo, cultural coordinator of the institution, explained that the symposium is a forum for the general public to become aware of what the school offers at the secondary level.
Mathoo explained that in a changing society — one that is driven by technology — institutions such as The Valmiki Vidyalaya High is needed to ensure that the youths of the future generation stay focused and culturally oriented. “This is what the institution aims at providing,” he stressed.
At the event, several booths were on display, including a Home Economics booth serving visitors hot “bigani” and “Pakoora,” among other delicacies. Several other booths showcased Mathematics, Business, and Science and Technology.
Kasree Ramphal, principal of the institution, explained that the school started out with enrollment of a single student by the name of Javier Narine, who is presently perusing aeronautical engineering studies at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport at Ogle, ECD; and today has an enrollment of approximately one hundred students.
Ramphal has extended an invitation to young persons who wish to pursue a balanced secondary education to enroll at the Valmiki Vidyalaya High School. She also explained that the institution has in its employ a number of skilled teachers in almost every subject area, and these are ready to go the extra mile to ensure the aims and objectives of the school are achieved.