La Grange Primary School has advanced in the third edition of the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) Academia Quiz Competition for primary schools across the country.
The GNBS in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, hosted the first of the regional quizzes at the La Grange Primary School, in Region #3.
A release from the GNBS said that schools that participated in the Region #3 competition were La Grange Primary, Belle West Primary, Winsor Forest Primary and Meten-Meer-Zorg Primary. La Grange Primary emerged as the winner and is set to meet winners from the other regions in the finals on May 28, 2024. During this year’s competition, grade five pupils of four Primary Schools within Regions 3, 4, 5, 6 and Georgetown will participate.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the competition, GNBS Head of Corporate Communications, Lloyd David stated, “the objective of the competition is to provide pupils at the primary level (as well as their teachers) with the opportunity to become educated on the concepts of standards and quality and the principles of measurements and how these can be applied in their daily lives.”
As part of the initiative, a booklet was developed, and copies were provided to participating schools ahead of the competition for pupils to study along with their teachers. Information contained in the booklet includes details about GNBS and its services, the use and benefits of standards, measurements, and the International System of units.
