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Oct 30, 2013 News
In keeping with moves by the Ministry of Education to embrace and promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM subjects), Queen’s College has been making ardent strides to ensure that its performance in these areas are at an optimum.
And while there have always been efficient performances, particularly in the area of Science, Deputy Principal Nadia Hollingsworth disclosed that more dedicated efforts are steadily being directed in this regard.
It was such efforts, Hollingsworth noted ,that were instrumental in ensuring that the school produced the best performing candidate in the area of Science at the recently concluded Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination.
Sixteen-year-old Cecil Cox was named the Most Outstanding Science candidate by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and will be duly awarded, as will be four others from Guyana who were named the most outstanding candidates at the examination in other categories.
Yogeeta Persaud and Zimeena Rasheed, both of Anna Regina Multilateral School, were named the Most Overall Outstanding and Most Outstanding in Technical Vocation, respectively, while Rafena Mustapha of the Saraswati Vidya Niketan Hindu School was named the Most Outstanding in Humanities and Sasha Woodroffe of Queen’s College was named the Most Outstanding in Business.
And according to Hollingsworth, “we are all elated with our performances this year.” She disclosed that while in the past the school was known for regularly claiming the Science award, last year the performance had dwindled.
“We don’t know what happened last year, but we didn’t get either the Science or Business prizes…We are particularly glad to know that this year we were able to bring back the Science prize to our school and we will continue to work towards retaining it,” the Deputy Principal said.
She disclosed that, like the other schools that have been performing well, Queen’s College has been “putting in the extra work…We are doing nothing special… other than hard work,” even as she pointed out that “a lot depends on our children and what they themselves put in.”
“The sacrifice they are willing to make and the standards of the SBAs (School Based Assessments) they submit, are all factors that determine the end results,” Hollingsworth reflected.
She further observed that the dedication of teachers can never be downplayed as they are constantly doing research and engaging students in field trip activities which also help to ensure that they are fully aware of what is expected of them.
The existing efforts plugged into the delivery of Science are certainly complemented by the school’s facilities in terms of materials and the Physics, Chemistry and Biology laboratories, according to Hollingsworth.
However, she noted that the single shortcoming at Queen’s College in terms of the delivery of the Science curriculum is the limited space to accommodate students. This situation has been linked to the fact that the Science stream at the school has been attracting more students.
“Because we have more students opting for the Sciences, most of the time we have cramped classrooms,” said Hollingsworth.
But there are moves to address the existing challenge, as according to the Deputy Principal, moves are already apace through collaborations between the Education Ministry and the school’s overseas chapters, particularly those based in London. This partnership, Hollingsworth noted, will cater to not only the expansion but also an upgrade of the science facilities.
She said that with such developments, Queen’s College is poised to not only retain its place but improve its performance in the area of Science.
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