The Grenada government’s attempt to revise the school curriculum to better equip students for the modern working world is receiving overseas assistance.
An agreement has just been signed for US$113,000. The money, from the Government of Japan, is being available through the UNESCO/Japanese Fund in Trust.
A signing ceremony Wednesday in St George’s was attended by Grenada educational officials, including Minister of Education and Human Resource Development, Senator Franka Alexis-Bernardine; Senator Arley Gill, Minister of State with responsibility for Information, Information Technology and Culture; and representatives of the Japanese Embassy in Trinidad and of UNESCO’s Cluster Office in Jamaica.
Senator Alexis-Bernardine said the signing comes at an opportune time, and described the assistance as a significant step forward in the curriculum reform process.
The cultural component has the complete support of Senator Gill. He noted that in the area of carnival arts, many have been lamenting the decline in the quality of costumes during the annual celebration.
Senator Alexis-Bernardine gave her ministry’s commitment to work closely with the Ministry of Culture on implementation of the cultural component of the project.
Dr Kwame Boafo, Director of UNESCO’s Cluster Office in Jamaica, said while the funding has been a long time coming, he is happy that it has now been delivered to the Grenada Government.
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