Georgetown : Minister within the Ministry of Education, Nicolette Henry, disclosed that sports will be formally reintroduced into the school curriculum The Minister said that the reintroduction of sports in schools will be on a national basis.
According to Henry, coaches are expected to aid in this process. “We intend to have coaches who will be working within the school systems to ensure that sports are integrated into the school curriculum.”
In relation to the facilities that are a main part of the reintroduction of sports in schools, Minister Henry noted that due to the number of schools, rehabilitation of the sports facilities in schools will definitely have to be done in phases. She added, “There is a ground enhancement project which will see schools in each of the regions being rehabilitated to the extent that we can have sports activities occurring on the grounds.”
Henry said that her Ministry is currently in the process of identifying the schools that will be benefitting from the project this year.
“We will continue this process until all the schools are fully functional with regards to having their grounds up and running” said Minister Henry.
Director of Sports, Christopher Jones, pointed out that the National Sports Commission (NSC) is already in the process of identifying coaches for various disciplines. “Once we are ready to roll out that into the school’s curriculum, the National Sports Commission has within, personnel who can be sent to the various schools to aid with the process,” Jones stated.
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