Young Guyanese creates board game to foster learning
…Education Ministry to introduce it in schools
The Education Ministry will soon introduce a board game titled “Real #1 Guyanese” into the public school system.
Board game designer Linden Cave discussing his invention with Education Minister Priya Manickchand
Designer of the game, Linden Cave of Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara (ECD), met with Education Minister Priya Manickchand on Wednesday when he highlighted that he wanted to conceptualise a learning initiative that was informative and engaging at the same time.
The 34-year-old revealed that the trivia board game test players’ knowledge of Guyana in four areas: Arts and Culture, Science and Nature, History, and Geography.
Minister Manickchand said she was heartened to see that Guyana had such talented young people who could contribute to the development of our human capital and the Education Ministry would be purchasing a quantity of the game to be used in schools. Additionally, Manickchand said the new curriculum would be focused on delivering content in more engaging ways outside of ‘chalk and talk’ and enthused that more innovative ideas like these would be welcome. She also said that a game of this nature would serve the education system well and it could only be advantageous for this to be introduced into the classrooms. Not only would the game augment traditional teaching, Minister Manickchand opined, but it would bring about variety in terms of how content was delivered to students.
Added to the advantages of the game, the Education Minister said what was even more satisfying was the fact that Cave was using his knowledge and creativity and contributing to his financial independence. The game is estimated to take about 30-45 minutes to be completed. It utilises a set of cards with facts, a board with icons and other additional pieces.
The Goedverwagting resident said that soon he would be introducing two additional games into the market. These will both look at things Guyanese with one being a Creolese Card game, where the clue on the card has to be interpreted in Guyanese creole. The other game will test player’s knowledge of people, places and things that are unique to Guyana.
She also said that a game of this nature would serve the education system well and it could only be advantageous for this to be introduced into the classrooms. Not only would the game augment traditional teaching, Minister Manickchand opined, but it would bring about variety in terms of how content was delivered to students.
