… President Ramotar takes place on prestigious UN CommitteeAs Education Month gets underway Head of State, Donald Ramotar, has been invited to serve for one year on a Group of Member State Champions for the ‘Education First’ initiative. This is a United Nations entity.In fact, the President is set to leave Guyana on September 26 to attend a meeting in this regard.This announcement was made by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, yesterday during a “Rally for Education” held at the Queen’s College Auditorium. The rally which was preceded by a march officially marked the start of the 2012 Education Month of activities.A section of the gathering yesterday.President Ramotar who addressed the rally, yesterday,Cheap Football Jerseys, said that his invitation to sit on the United Nations Committee has to do with the tremendous work that is being done in the local education sector.He expressed his conviction on the importance of investment in education. “I believe very strongly that if we are really going to accelerate social and economic development in our country and if we are going to put an end to poverty,Wholesale China Jerseys, education has a key role in that struggle to bring equality to all people.“There is no better investment than (those) made in education and if you look at our budget the biggest spending goes to the social sector of which education is the number one sector,” President Ramotar noted.He stressed, too, that investments in education is in fact a move to invest in the future of the country.Also emphasising the importance of investment, Minister Manickchand insisted that the current state of education is the best it has ever been in the history of Guyana. She nonetheless noted that the Ministry does not intend to remain stagnant but will work towards even greater achievements.“We cannot be satisfied with a 30 per cent pass mark; we must strive for better and we will strive for better and with this government you have a friend in education… you have a leader and people who have the will and desire to see our country develop,” she asserted.Inclusive EducationThe Education Month of activities is being observed under the theme “Transforming the Nation Through Inclusive Education.” The theme was strategically chosen by the Minister to emphasise the importance of including the special needs population in the education system.“In Guyana,Wholesale Football Jerseys, today, we are happy to say when we speak of inclusive education we are speaking about accomplishments, having achieved gender parity and geographical parity, because we have achieved what many countries are still trying to do…” said Minister Manickchand.This development, she assured,Zapatillas Baratas Online Mujer, was no accident. She said that the government has put measures in place to expand the delivery of education even as efforts are being made to realise universal access to secondary education.“We are on our way to universal access to secondary education and this comes from a deep desire in our hearts to ensure that all, irrespective of race, get equal access to educational resources.”Members of the head table transfixed by the movements of the deaf dancers.In this quest she noted that efforts must also be made to ensure that special needs individuals are not left out.Also speaking at yesterday’s rally,Brett Favre Falcons Jersey, was Chairman of the Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons Living with Disabilities, Mr Leon Walcott. He amplified the importance of teachers’ involvement in the promotion of special needs education.The rally kicked into motion with opening remarks by Chief Education Officer, Mr Olato Sam,Cheap NHL Jerseys China, and continued with a rendition of a National Song – Let Us Cooperate – followed by a dramatised poem by Queen’s College students.The event also included a steel pan performance by students of the North Georgetown Primary and an exhilarating dance by female members of the Deaf in Guyana Association.
