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Oct 21, 2010 News
Linden Foundation Secondary School became operational in 1972 under the patronage of Mr. Woodrow Telford. It has been renovated and extended numerous times leading to it becoming a “State-of-the-Art” Secondary School in 2003, with a totally new and refurbished building.
Headmistress of the Linden Foundation Secondary School, Mrs. Lisa Henry, stated that the school currently accommodates 960 students from forms one to five, with a full time teaching complement of 53 teachers.
She said that the school serves the community quite well, despite the fact that some persons may have a negative perception of the institution’s academic performances.
Mrs. Henry explained that in this year’s Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) results, the school achieved a tremendous improvement with 128 students sitting the examinations in comparison with last year’s average of 75.
There were 100 per cent passes in three subjects; Agricultural Science, Electronic Document Preparation Management (EDPM) and Building Technology, with only one student attaining a grade one in Agricultural Science in 2009 while seven students boasted a grade one in this year’s sitting.
Mrs. Henry further stated that for EDPM and English Language, no student obtained a grade one last year; however, this year four students received a grade one in EDPM and English Language saw one student with a grade one also.
According to sources connected to the school, one problem, which is worrying parents, is the fact that over one year ago, the Regional Executive Officer (REXO), Henry Rodney, sent contractors at the Linden Foundation Secondary to remove an average of 100 desks to be repaired. These were desks being utilized by students at that time.
Kaieteur News understands that after the desks were repaired, the REXO sent the pieces of furniture to the Mackenzie High School to furnish that institution, while the three classrooms at Linden Foundation Secondary remained empty and unused since they were not furnished to accommodate the students who were formerly using the classrooms.
Currently, the students are forced to share their desks and classrooms so as to allow each other the opportunity of learning in the environment, with limited space of freedom and comfort.
The classes are “cramped” however; this does not stop the school from ensuring that students are given the “right to learn”.
According to Mrs. Henry “We, the teachers, students along with parents are working towards promoting a very positive image of our school”.
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