Schools across the nation resumed on Monday amidst the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with learners engaging in lessons via online platforms, print packages, radio, and television.
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Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, said so far that her Ministry is happy that it was able to organise innovative methods for education delivery.
Acknowledging that hinterland students may not be as privileged to access internet and television connectivity as coastland students, the Minister said that students in vulnerable areas were being prioritised for print package distributions.
“Every effort should be made to distribute print material, workbooks, worksheets, textbooks to that [hinterland] cohort first and then to the coastland cohort,” Minister Manickchand said.
Moreover, the Education Minister added that while nothing could replace the true value of a teacher in a classroom, this has so far been a good attempt to resume learning.
Guyana has also been applauded by its Caribbean counterparts. The Minister said she has received calls for guidance on setting up a similar educational structure in parts of the Region.
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand – Photo Credit: (NewsRoom)
Schools have been closed to face-to-face learning since Guyana recorded its first case of COVID-19 in March.
The move by the Ministry of Education to reopen schools using the blended techniques has been implemented after careful assessments and numerous multi-stakeholder consultations.
[Extracted and Modified from DPI]
