The rapidly expanding introduction of the Five Priority Areas into secondary schools across the nation continued this week as Bartica was added to the list of regions where sport will be introduced.
Head of the Unit of Allied Arts Priority Programme, Saeed Zameen, met with education officials and schools in the area to assure them that, in coordination with the Nexgen Golf Academy and Guyana Golf Association, coaches will be made available for golf and other activities.
Schools in Region 7 were among the many others that saw learners take golf as a PE elective at CSEC in 2023, and dozens more are scheduled for 2024. With the addition of the Priority Programme, Grades 7, 8, and 9 will join in learning golf as one of the three sports required for physical education.