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New Challengers Day Care Center Can Accommodate 70

Walters Shows Off Stonefort – Challengers Uniforms
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
August 27, 2008 (CUOPM)

The opening of the new Challengers/Stonefort Day Care Centre brings to brings to 14, the number of Government-operated Early Childhood centres in St. Kitts and to 17 in the twin-island Federation.

This was disclosed Tuesday by Co-ordinator of Early Childhood Education, Mrs. Vanta Walters.

There are close to 60 privately-operated pre-school, day care and nursery in St. Kitts and Nevis.

Mrs. Walters said the new Challengers/Stonefort Day Care Centre, which is on the ground floor of the Multi-Purpose Centre will accommodate a total of 70 children between the ages of 3 months to five years.

“Ten children from 3 months to 18 months will be accommodated in the Infant section, twenty children, 18 months to 3 years will be accommodated in the Toddler Section, while forty children, 3 years to -5 years will be in two classes in the pre-school section,” said Mrs. Walters.

St. Thomas School Students – Nevis, West Indies

Charlestown, Nevis
July 30, 2008

The St. Thomas’s Primary School (STPS) on Friday July 25, 2008, facilitated the closing ceremony of two workshops which involved the island’ss youth. The two-week Virtues Education Workshop was coordinated by Mr. Lloyd Williams and his team for the students of Grades five and six while the Summer Football Programme for the island’ss boys, was coordinated by Mr. Emmanuel Richards.

Principal of the STPS Mrs. Earlene Maynard highlighted that she learned about the Virtues Education Workshop two years ago when she visited the Curriculum Development Unit in St. Kitts and thought it would be beneficial to her students.

Mrs. Maynard spoke of the benefits the programme created.
“I believe as a result of this programme, our children have learnt real good virtues that they can build on, virtues such as assertiveness, caring, cleanliness, confidence, courage – those pillars that help to make strong young men and women within our community,” she said.

She also offered congratulatory words to the facilitators.

“I want to congratulate Mr. Williams for his dedication. I also want to congratulate the trainees because he went a step further not just holding all of it for himself but extending his knowledge to young persons within our community ““ Chrislin Jeffers, Jacintha Lawrence andd Marika Smithen also showed a great interest in disseminating the information to our children.

Minister Hector Speaking To Students Charlestown, Nevis July 17, 2008 Area Representative for the Parish of St. Pauls Hon. Robelto Hector, encouraged primary school students to prepare themselves for the role of future leaders. This came at the opening ceremony …

Nevis Communications Minister – Robelto Hector Charlestown, Nevis July 09, 2008 The Violet O. Jeffers ““ Nicholls Primary School on Monday July 07, hosted its graduation ceremony at the Combermere Methodist Church under the theme “Desire, Determination and Discipline ““ …

Gingerland Secondary School Pagent Contestants Charlestown, Nevis July 03, 2008 Students of the Gingerland Secondary School (GSS) on July 02, 2008 via NTV’s Channel 8, invited the Nevisian public to attend an anniversary pageant to mark the school’s 35th anniversary. …

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Nevis’ St. Thomas School Completes Youth Workshops

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