A former student of Anna Regina Multilateral School has rewarded one of the country’s top Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) students with a monetary gift as part of his longstanding efforts to inspire young people to pursue academic success.
Dr Kurt Clarke, a graduate of the Anna Regina Secondary, made a cash donation to Daniel Dowding, who secured 25 CSEC examination passes.
In a press release, Dr Clarke’s nephew, Pastor Exton Clarke, President of the Guyana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, who made the donation to Dowding recently, noted that his uncle has had a keen interest in education and has consistently supported families on the Essequibo Coast for over thirty years. “One of the significant education initiatives undertaken over these years, was the establishment of a scholarship fund at the 8th of May Secondary School since 1988, through which he has given financial assistance and purchased school supplies to young people in his community each year, with a view to motivate them to reach the stars,” the release noted.
Dr Clarke said he was immensely impressed with Dowding’s performance and is hoping that his honouring of the young man would serve to motivate young people to pursue excellence and to ignite a sense of commitment by responsible adults to invest in the academic development of youths.
Dowding, a student of the Anna Regina Secondary School, achieved 22 grade one passes, and 3 grade two passes at the regional exams.
For his success, Dowding has received many accolades and the Guyana Conference of Seventh-day Adventist recently honoured him. At the celebration, the release said, Pastor Clarke, highlighted the significance of modeling excellence, especially in academia. He expressed pride and commendations to Dowding on behalf of the 65,000 plus members of the local church scattered across the 10 administrative regions of Guyana. Dowding has spoken previously about his passion for working with animals and hopes of securing a scholarship, which will afford him the opportunity to pursue a tertiary education, and secure his dream job as a marine biologist.
