Major repairs and expansions are planned for several of the country’s secondary
and primary schools for this year.
The Ministry of Education said it wants to ensure that students within the nation’s
school system are able to learn in an atmosphere that is conducive to the proper
delivery of quality education.
Perhaps the most significant development will take place at Five Islands where the
current primary school will be demolished as part of the planned expansion of the
University of the West Indies campus there.
Another site has been identified where a new school will be constructed in its
place.
"The new primary school at Five Islands will be a state-of-the-art structure with
accommodations for an additional 100 students. The building will both be
hurricane and earthquake proof with air conditioner throughout as well as a
secondary source of water,” according to Director of Education, Clare Browne.
Other institutions earmarked for expansion or rehabilitation include the Irene B.
Williams Secondary in Swetes, Sir Novelle Richards Academy in Potters, Sir
McChesney George Secondary in Barbuda, St. Mary’s School of Excellence in
Bolans, the Antigua Girls High School, and the Ottos Comprehensive School.
In addition to improvements in the physical school plants and the professional
training of teachers announced this week, the Ministry of Education will be
undertaking a training programme for parents of special needs children.
“The training earmarked for these parents will allow them to be able to access and
navigate Google Classroom, which is one of the teaching tools that the ministry
employs as it moves to adopt the emerging technologies in the classrooms.
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