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Contact:
Julita Peter
Thursday, December 04, 2003 – St. Lucia is one of several countries in
the Caribbean that stands to benefit tremendously, from the Centre of Excellence
for Teacher Training, (CETT). The Sir Arthur Lewis Community College (SALCC) was
selected to participate in the project which is intended to support the training
of primary school teachers and to strengthen their ability to teach children to
read.
The Sir Arthur Lewis Community College Centre of Excellence for Teacher Training
will be launched here on Sunday December 07. It is an initiative of President
George Bush, and was introduced by the president at the 2001 Summit of the
Americas, as part of the “No Child Left Behind Program”, funded by the United
States Agency for International Development, USAID.
Marietta Edward, who is a reading specialist with the centre, says, “Our main
goal for St. Lucia is very ambitious. It is for one hundred percent of students
in participating schools to read at or above grade level when they complete
third grade, within two to three years of implementing the project.”
Edwards says, teachers involved in the project have already started working with
much enthusiasm. However, the involvement of parents and the private sector is
vital for the success of the project. Over one hundred and sixty persons are
expected to attend Sunday’s launch which begins at 2:00 p.m. at the new college
extension. A representative of USAID will represent the president of the United
States of America.
Schools participating in the project are the Banse-la-Grace Combined, Blanchard
Combined, Grande Riviere Combined, Marchand Combined, Methodist Memorial and
Roseau Combined.
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