Come September 2014, 21 schools will be the beneficiaries of trained Portuguese teachers following the launch of a 12-week training programme for language educators.
The initiative was embarked upon by the Ministry of Education following the introduction of Portuguese curriculum guides into the 21 schools across Guyana.
The guides were initially launched in 6 Georgetown schools in October 2013 and will now be launched in an additional 15 schools, in regions 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10.
According to Deputy Chief Education Officer for Development Doodmattie Singh,