The Ministry of Education’s Migrant Education Support Unit (MESU) has announced an extension of its English as a Second Language (ESL) after-school classes for an additional two weeks, from July 8th to 19th.
This initiative is aimed at learners in Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, and Georgetown. In a Ministry of Education release, Shanti Bisnauth, Coordinator of the MESU, emphasized that the primary goal of the ESL programme is to eliminate language barriers that hinder students and to foster inclusion for all learners enrolled in government schools.
The schools participating in the two-week ESL classes include:
Region 1:
– Yarakita Primary
– White Water Primary
– Wauna Primary
– Hosororo Primary
– Mabaruma Primary
– St. Peter and Paul Primary
– Port Kaituma Primary
Region 2:
– Taymouth Manor Primary
– Charity Primary
– Fisher Primary
Region 3:
– Blake Primary
– Parika Salem Primary
– Parika Salem Secondary
– Vergenogen Secondary
– Tuschen Primary
– Victoria Lily Primary
– Greenwich Park Primary
– Philadelphia Primary
– Meten Meer Zorg Primary
– De Williams Secondary
– Zeelugt Primary
– Leonora Primary
– Leonora Secondary
– Windsor Forest Primary
– Crane Primary
– Vreed en Hoop Primary
– Good Fortuin Primary
– Parfait Harmony Primary
– Two Brothers Primary
– Patentia Primary
– Belle West Primary
– Kawall Primary
– Cornelia Ida Primary
– Saraswat Primary
– Stewartville Primary
– Endeavour and the Commons Secondary
Region 4:
– Kuru Kuru Primary
– Kuru Kururu Primary
– Supply Primary
– Soedyke Primary
– Timehri Primary
– Grove Primary
– Diamond Primary
– Covent Garden Primary
– Eccles Primary
– Mon Repos Primary
– Lusignan Primary
– Enterprise Primary
– Helena Primary
– Long Creek Primary
Georgetown:
– JE Burnham Primary
– Smith Memorial Primary
– Rama Krishna Primary
– Redeemer Primary
– St. Angela’s Primary
– St. Ambrose Primary
– Fe Pollard Primary
– Ketley Primary
Region 7:
– St. Anthony Primary
Region 9:
– Arapaima Primary
– St. Ignatius Primary
In addition to the current classes, MESU announced the launch of its first-ever “ESL Adventure Camp,” which will take place at ten venues from July 15th to 26th. The participating venues include Mabaruma, Taymouth Manor, Meten Meer Zorg, Belle West, Diamond, JE Burnham, Ketley, Smith Memorial, Supply, and Arapaima Primary.
