{"id":22530,"date":"2024-09-05T17:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T17:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22530"},"modified":"2024-09-05T17:36:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T17:36:05","slug":"teachers-busy-preparing-classrooms-for-new-school-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/teachers-busy-preparing-classrooms-for-new-school-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers Busy Preparing Classrooms for New School Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Shawnette Fiedtkou<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the new school term approaches on September 2, 2024, teachers in Linden are actively preparing their classrooms to ensure they are ready for the influx of students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This pre-term period is crucial for creating an optimal learning environment, and educators are making full use of their time to get everything in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schools across Guyana are gearing up for the reopening by engaging in various preparation activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Regma Primary School, educators are designing educational modules, hanging learning charts, and decorating doors to welcome the new students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At McKenzie Primary School, teachers are painting walls and physically preparing classrooms to foster a cohesive and inviting learning atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LaShanna Anderson, Acting Regional Education Officer, highlighted the importance of these pre-term activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She pointed out that preparing classrooms is essential for setting the stage for a productive school year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anderson also commended the enthusiasm of teachers, particularly those working at the nursery and primary levels, for their dedication to getting their classrooms ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year&#8217;s preparations have been facilitated by grants provided to teachers for acquiring necessary learning materials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Introduced in September 2023, these grants are intended to enhance resources in schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funds are allocated for janitorial and cleaning supplies, office materials and supplies, and field materials and supplies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The grant amounts are $4,000 per child for urban areas and $5,500 per child for hinterland and riverine schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The provision of these grants has made the preparation process smoother, enabling teachers to better equip their classrooms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Pine Street Nursery School, educators were seen preparing colorful learning aids and setting up their classrooms for the new students entering the school system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With these efforts, teachers across Linden are ensuring that schools will be ready to offer a productive and engaging learning environment as students return for the new academic year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Shawnette Fiedtkou As the new school term approaches on September 2, 2024, teachers in Linden are actively preparing their classrooms to ensure they are ready for the influx of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22497,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22530","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=22530"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22533,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22530\/revisions\/22533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}