Ciara Best Head Girl at Deacons Primary School being wished all the best in the 11 plus exam by Minister of Finance and DLP Candidate for St. Michael North West, Christopher Sinckler; as Head Boy, Jadan Bowen looks on.
Sinckler gives Class 4 students BSSEE pep talk
Class four students in the St. Michael North West Constituency sitting the Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) on May 8, were yesterday encouraged to do their best as they are all well-prepared.
“The work will be nothing new,” Minister of Finance and the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) candidate for the area, Christopher Sinckler, told the students of St. Stephen’s Primary, Eagle Hall Primary and Deacons Primary schools, as he delivered his customary pep talk.
“So, don’t let it intimidate you…you have excellent teachers who prepared you very well.”
He explained that it doesn’t matter which school they pass for; but it is what they do when they get there. Moreover, he pointed out that Barbados’ education system and its achievements are the envy of the world.
“We know that regardless of whichever school you go to, you are going to have great teachers, principals and you are going to have good facilities,” he stressed.
“You can do well if you apply yourself. So, remember it is not where you go, it is what you do when you get there. But, strive for the school you want to attend; work towards that. But, if your first choice doesn’t happen, and you then have to settle on your second or third choice – make sure you make the best of it because unfortunately many children around the world, some even in the Caribbean, don’t have that opportunity to go to secondary school.” (TL)