The Minister of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Akierra Missick today sent RTC News a message on the upcoming national consultation.
The Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands is guided by the principle that our highest priority is the educational development of our people. It is in this context that we have begun a review of several key areas in our education system.
We want to ensure that we have a system that meets the developmental needs in an evolving, multicultural society such as ours. We want to ensure that all levels of the system are interconnected and are working toward the same goal as our children progress seamlessly through the system from Early Childhood to Primary to Secondary and on to College.
We as a government have stated our commitment to ensuring that our educational system develops into a world-class system that will produce world-class citizens. This is a major priority.
The Ministry of Education has the critical task of overseeing the a system that is responsible for shaping the lives of our citizenry, driven by the philosophy that our education system should provide opportunities for individuals to learn how: to live together, to be, to know, to do, to think, to communicate, and to change.
We are therefore inviting all stakeholders in education and in the community in general to participate in our National Consultation on Education.
You are being encouraged to make your input in several ways:
1. Attend the National Consultation discussions to be held on Grand Turk, South Caicos, North Caicos, and Providenciales during the month of April 2013. (Definite dates will be sent later).
2. Send an email or comment to educonsult@gov.tc . The emailed files should be no more than 5 megabytes and in Microsoft Word or Power Point.
3. Send your comments and suggestions in a letter addressed to:
National Consultation on Education
Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture Government Square, Pond Street Grand Turk Turks & Caicos Islands
4. Visit the website (http://tcig.net/educonsult/home) and make your contribution on any or all of the areas by clicking on the Citizen Feedback link.
5. Complete a brief survey form and drop it in the boxes wherever you may find them.
The Ministry of Education thanks you for the time and attention that you will invest in this consultation, and for encouraging all whom you come into contact with to do the same.
