{"id":22915,"date":"2024-09-10T20:30:46","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T20:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22915"},"modified":"2024-09-10T20:30:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T20:30:47","slug":"ministry-of-education-launches-nationwide-primary-school-library-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ministry-of-education-launches-nationwide-primary-school-library-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Education Launches Nationwide Primary School Library Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Celestine Chacon<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a significant boost to literacy efforts across Guyana, the Ministry of Education has unveiled its new \u201cLibraries for Primary Schools\u201d initiative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This program, marking International Literacy Day and Education Month 2024, aims to enhance reading resources in primary schools nationwide by equipping each institution with a well-stocked library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The launch event was held at Grove Primary School on the East Bank of Demerara, where it was announced that each primary school will receive a library containing over 400 carefully selected books. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This move is part of a broader strategy to improve educational resources and support student development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Education Minister Priya Manickchand detailed that while the initial phase of the initiative focuses on primary schools, plans are underway to extend similar resources to secondary schools in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This effort is designed to ensure that students of all ages have access to appropriate reading materials that will support their educational growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program aims to not only provide students with access to a variety of books but also to encourage a culture of reading and learning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Education hopes that by making these resources available, students will be better equipped to develop strong reading skills and a lifelong interest in literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parents are encouraged to take an active role in their children\u2019s reading habits, making use of the new libraries to further support their children\u2019s education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this initiative, the Ministry of Education continues its commitment to enhancing educational resources and supporting student literacy across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Celestine Chacon In a significant boost to literacy efforts across Guyana, the Ministry of Education has unveiled its new \u201cLibraries for Primary Schools\u201d initiative. This program, marking International Literacy&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22900,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22915","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\/22915","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=22915"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22917,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22915\/revisions\/22917"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}