96 students ‘exit’ the 'Mighty Scatliffe'
These students, most of whom will be moving on to the Elmore Stoutt High School, are the first to be given an exit ceremony instead of a graduation due to the changes in the education system, which saw the utilisation of ‘Key Stage Testing’ instead of a single examination to determine the readiness of that child for the secondary school environment.
Addressing the students, Minister for Education and Culture Honourable Myron V. Walwyn said the Ministry recognises the hard work of the students which has seen them arrive to that point.
“You have disciplined yourselves, you were focused and you have worked hard to where you are today and I want to say a job well done to all of you,” said the Minister.
He also thanked the teachers of the Althea Scatliffe Primary School for the good job that they are doing with the students, and pointed out that the job of a teacher is perhaps one of the most important in society. “It is a very noble profession and we can’t pay you nearly enough to do what you have to do to get the students to where they are,” said the Minister, thanking them for the job they are doing and urging them to continue to do it.
“Parents we also want to thank you and encourage you to work with them. They are moving on from primary to secondary school now where there will be a lot more challenges,” he said.
The Minister said that while the ministry has made improvements to the school to reduce the interaction between the senior students and the younger ones, he said even in the junior part of the school they are going to deal with a lot more students than they might be accustomed to.
“Parents you have to encourage your children, monitor their behaviour…if they stop doing homework, if they start to give back chat, you will know that something somewhere is wrong and you will know that perhaps they are in the wrong crowd in school. And so you have to form a relationship with the teachers and other staff of the school so that you can arrest the problem very early,” he advised the parents.
He said too that the Ministry from September will be introducing the subject of Civics, since some children and even some adults don’t know basic knowledge such as who the Premier of the territory is and other questions. He said the children must understand that with the rights that they have to be citizens of the country has with them responsibilities.
You are well on your way
In brief remarks, Principal of the ASPS Marieta C. Flax-Headley said, “I believe that the start you receive here at the ‘Mighty Scatliffe’ should allow each of you to hold your own and perform at the highest level at the Elmore Stoutt High School and for that matter any secondary institution globally. Hence you are well on your way to embrace your future.” She urged them against thinking that this success is an end within itself but to see it instead as the end of one phase and the beginning of another.
Top Student thanks those who encouraged him
Top student T’Kai Lewis thanked the people who inspired him and his other classmates for the success that they have achieved.
“I take this opportunity to thank my mother who has always stood by me, teaching me the importance of education from day one,” he said, also thanking his father and grandfather for their continuous support through the years.
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