{"id":12856,"date":"2023-09-18T22:08:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T22:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=12856"},"modified":"2023-09-18T22:08:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T22:08:14","slug":"commissioning-of-de-willem-secondary-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/commissioning-of-de-willem-secondary-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Commissioning of De Willem Secondary School"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The newly commissioned De Willem Secondary School is set to welcome 127 students from the Saraswat Primary Top. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, highlighted that this addition will significantly increase the region&#8217;s capacity to accommodate students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the commissioning, Minister Manickchand emphasized that the new school, originally intended as an extension, will now operate as a separate entity with its own head teacher and staff. Efforts are underway to refurbish and equip the labs to ensure a high standard of education. The De Willem Secondary School will now be able to accommodate 350 students, providing a level of access that the region has not had before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Constructed by local contractors at a cost of $93 million, the school represents a significant investment in education. The Saraswat Primary Top will remain open, and its 127 students will transition to the new facility starting Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keith Sampson, Headmaster of the Uitvlugt Secondary School, praised the visionary approach of the Ministry of Education and the contractors. He emphasized that the building&#8217;s potential has been fully realized, offering renewed purpose and hope for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Minister Manickchand announced plans for new secondary schools in Crane, Tuschen, and Nismes to further address the educational needs of the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This development signifies a major stride towards enhanced educational access and quality in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Reported by Delicia Janneire, NCN News<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The newly commissioned De Willem Secondary School is set to welcome 127 students from the Saraswat Primary Top. Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, highlighted that this addition will significantly increase&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12858,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12856"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12859,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12856\/revisions\/12859"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}