Welches Primary on the right track

Welches Primary School has set out on a mission to provide high quality education, which focuses on the needs of students, in an effort to aid them in reaching their highest potential.

This quest has resonated well with Governor General of Barbados, His Excellency Sir Elliott Belgrave, who recently endorsed the school’s mission, outlined in its newly updated handbook.

“I have been provided with a copy of the school’s handbook of information on the Code of Discipline for parents and students. It was recently updated. It is an impressive document. I would recommend it to the teachers, parents and students and urge them to seek always to observe and conform to the rules and regulations, and the precepts it contains,” Sir Elliott remarked, as he delivered an address at the school yesterday, during his official visit there.

“The Mission Statement: To provide a high quality education which focuses on the individual needs of each student, to the extent that each student reaches his or her highest potential, that is praiseworthy.

“The philosophy of the school is that this school believes that each child has varied and unique talents, and can be guided to develop them, to the extent that each child has the opportunity to become a useful and productive citizen. That is also a philosophy that commends itself to me,” the Governor General further stated.

Sir Elliott pointed out that since he has started visiting primary schools on the island, he has been trying to instil in the minds of teachers the need for them to work harder to uplift the children from working class districts, in order for these students to be able to attain upward mobility. He therefore stressed that the school’s handbook seeks to achieve the goals which he has been advocating, all the while he has been visiting local schools.

Stressing that he did not start at the top, but rather, on the lowest rung of the ladder, as he too came from a working class district, one in Boscobel St. Peter, he nevertheless made it clear that by doing hard work, he was able to achieve success and elevate himself. Students who have ambition, are dedicated and willing to work hard, can also achieve any objective they desire, Sir Elliott advised.