Region Six’s top NGSA students credit focus, support...
Mourant Primary, and Maranda Adams, from the All Saints Primary.
Dhanpat said was extremely proud of herself for gaining a spot in the region’s top ten. According to her, she stayed up studying long hours and with the help from her teachers and family who played an enormous role she was successful at the assessment.
Lewis, who aspires to become either a scientist or businesswoman, stressed, that she expected to score high since it addition to her always being a top performer she studied until midnight on most nights and attended both online and face to face learning.
The students all had varying opinions as it relates to them being forced to move to online classes due to COVID-19. While some said that it was more helpful as they had a lot more time to clearly understand the work being taught, others said that they found it to be more distracting having to be at home in class.
Meanwhile, Anamarie Sukhra from the Cropper Primary, Charita Jaggernauth from the Tain Primary, Ciel Clement from the All Saints Primary and Jameir Grant from the St Aloysius Primary tied for the region’s sixth spot, with each gaining a score of 511.
Sukhra said she faced some challenges with online learning due to the internet but powered through as she always hoped to secure a top spot.
The young lady advised students to always listen to their teachers and be serious about their academics
A very well spoken Jaggernauth said when the Minister of Education Priya Manickchand called her name during yesterday’s announcement, she and her parents immediately started to jump in excitement in their house.
She explained that she did not give up her electronics or leisure time but rather “kept an equal balance on everything.”
Jaggernauth, who said she hopes her high school life well assist her in deciding on a career path, advised students that “as much as you like playing and doing other stuff, keep a balance.”
She also thanked her grandmother, who is a former Grade Six teacher, her mother, who is a former teacher, and her father for their collective support, stressing, that they remained a unit throughout her studies.
The young lady also noted that she would have encountered some difficulties fully grasping some of the topics being taught but the trio stepped in and further explained the work whenever necessary.
Meanwhile, Clements aspires to one day become a lawyer like her mother, Tanya Warren Clements.
The young woman said her mother created a timetable for her to study and she followed it religiously while preparing for the assessments.
Clements said online learning gave her more of an opportunity to be “independent” with her studying, which helped her a lot.
Meanwhile, Adams and
Grant, both of New Amsterdam, stressed that they too also placed a lot of emphasis on revising their work. Adams also thanked the Ministry of Education for providing her with text books as she stressed that she “took full advantage.”