Thirteen schools get $1m each from gov’t to boost science, tech delivery

The government on Wednesday presented $1M cheques to 13 secondary schools under the National Endowment for Science and Technology (NEST) programme to boost STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education delivery.

A release from the Ministry of the Presidency said that the schools are: Queen’s College, Bishops’ High School, St. Rose’s High School, St. Joseph High School and the St. Stanislaus College from Georgetown; Anna Regina Multilateral School from the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region; Zeeburg Secondary School and the Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN) Hindu School on the West Coast of Demerara; President’s College on the East Coast of Demerara, Rosignol Secondary School, West Coast, Berbice; Berbice High School in East Berbice-Corentyne, Three-Miles Secondary School in Bartica and the Mackenzie High School in Linden.

Addressing Head Teachers and students of the beneficiary schools, who attended the ceremony at State House, President David Granger said that this first official disbursement of funds is an expression of the confidence.

“This is not a side show. This is essential to the development of our country… I do believe that apart from having a stable home, having food, clothing and shelter, the most important thing that adults can give to their children is a sound education. There’s nothing that you can achieve that is worthwhile in life without a good education,” he said.

Over the past several months, the release said that the Head of State has been actively promoting STEM education and encouraging students and teachers to