The Department of Gender Affairs within the Ministry of Home Affairs, Broadcasting, Energy, Utilities, and The Telecommunications Commission, was delighted to distribute educational materials to the various Early Childhood classrooms within the Government and Private Schools throughout the Turks and Caicos Islands.
The Department’s overall aim is to contribute to a solid foundation from early childhood that shapes and develops a supportive learning environment for emergent learners and influences early development through education and play.
The Department of Gender Affairs is proud to be a part of a direct-learning initiative that helps foster new experiences, new words, and new adaptable behaviours through learning, which is an investment toward a more fruitful future. The Department further believes that Early Childhood Education is about honouring and molding the holistic child, eventually forming the basis of their lifelong journey. Therefore, we commit to playing an integral role in this critical stage.
The Minister with responsibilities for the Department of Gender Affairs, Hon. Otis Morris stated, “I am delighted to participate in this ambitious program. It emphasizes the student-centred learning model by having individual learning styles recognized and supported. This approach to learning means that teachers can thoughtfully plan the learning environment by offering many visible choices based on the child’s skills and needs.”
He further added that “Early Childhood is so much more than playing. While the primary educational benefits of preschool (such as literacy and numeracy) are tangible, the advances children achieve towards becoming well-rounded individuals are truly invaluable. My Ministry will continue to be a contributing factor to these advancements.”
Principals were contacted regarding this initiative and were allowed to select items based on the priority needs of the individual classes.
The presentation was done in Grand Turk and will continue throughout the Islands over the following weeks.
