| President’s College is currently on course to returning to being a self-sufficient institution. This is according to Principal of the institution, Ms Carlyn Canterbury. She, during a recent interview with this publication disclosed that under the Chairmanship of Mahender Sharma (Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Energy Agency), the school Board had spearheaded measures that could help the institution become self-reliant, a mode of operation it was able to embrace in its early days.President’s College Principal, Ms Carlyn CanterburyAlthough the life of the Sharma-headed school board has come to an end,Wholesale Jerseys 2018, Canterbury said that among the measures introduced were moves towards transforming the school’s farm into a state of the art operation that takes advantage of all possible technology to produce vegetables and meat kind.“Presently we are supplying from our farm, meat to the food service department,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, some 4,000 pounds of chicken per week and we have started to produce greens too,” said Canterbury.The efforts all come as part of a five-year plan which outlines strategic improvement tactics for the Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara School.“We hope to bring our school back to its former glory…” said Canterbury as she spoke of the intentions to make the school into a more comfortable environment,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, especially for non-resident students.In addition to the construction of a swimming pool, Canterbury said that the vision for the school includes the possible addition of a theatre. The latter feature is under consideration because of students’ consistent interest and excellent performance in drama. This saw President’s College being named the champion at the National Drama Fest earlier this year, an achievement that will see the school being able to represent Guyana in Trinidad in the first week of November.Detailed in the school’s five-year improvement plan, too, is the rehabilitation of the school’s playfield to a point where it can even host national events. “We do have a large plot of land, but as I speak it is not accessible to the students because it needs rehabilitation,” said Canterbury.Canterbury mused over the fact that some $15 million has been allocated in the National Budget for the rehabilitation of the playfield and according to her, “we are very grateful for that.”Just last week the senior secondary school celebrated 30 years of existence. And according to the Principal,NFL Jerseys Cheap Authentic, the school has defied many odds in order to remain among the outstanding schools of the countries.Among the odds that the school has been faced with in recent years are infrastructural issues. “President’s College is 30 years old and some of its infrastructure is 30 years old…obviously there is need for repairs and rehabilitation works; some (works) have been ongoing but not sufficient,” asserted the Principal. She is however optimistic that restorative works will swiftly move apace.Her optimism is premised on the fact that mention has been made by officials within the Ministry of Education that there are “lots of plans in the pipeline for the school”. “We have read reports (in the press) that even the Minister has pledged to turn things around at the College and he visited during the August vacation to see firsthand, so in my opinion, there is hope that those plans will materialize pretty soon,” said Canterbury.She asserted, “We await that extra support to enhance the physical appearance of President’s College…we patiently await that intervention.”Even as she anticipated infrastructural improvement,Cheap Jerseys, the Principal said that the school’s five-year plan also details measures to enhance the academic standard of the school. The intent,Cheap Jerseys China, according to her, is to help restore the school to a premier status.While the school was initially established in 1985 to cater to the top two percent of the pupils existing primary level public schools, its status was subsequently reduced to a mere senior secondary school on the East Coast of Demerara.The school currently offers residential placement to students from hinterland locations and non-residential placement to some on the East Coast of Demerara between Cummings Lodge and Mahaica who attain a score of 491 or more. |
