SPICES Centre observes OECS Day
Dominica News Online - Monday, June 18th, 2012 at 11:10 AM
The President's wife, Mrs. Liverpool cuts the ribbon to open the exhibition
Parents and infants attending the SPICES Centre in the capital Roseau had their product on display at the school on Monday, as the Centre observed OECS (Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States) Day in their own unique way.
The school’s 30 children and their parents – divided into nine groups - worked to give proper visual representation to the countries of the OECS.
Their efforts received Head of State attention – President Nicholas Liverpool visited the school for a first hand look at the end result.
“The objective is really to get the families to work together, and to help build that stronger bond among the children and the parents of the different families,” School principal Constance Norris explained.
“It was also to get them a little more knowledgeable of the OECS,” She added.
SPICE Centre staff say the Open Day activity was intended to encourage families to actively engage in the education process at home.
“The discussions and lessons around this special grouping within the Caribbean Region has indeed captured the interest of students as they are better able to call these countries by name, identify the flags of the different islands among other things,” Norris said.
The Open Day also carried a voting aspect, with visitors urged to help judge which of the islands was best featured in terms of presentation and creativity.
Individual parent/student groups dealt with the island assigned them.
The nine featured are Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis and St Vincent and the Grenadines.
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5 Comments
way to go girl…..thumbs up!
This is very well done.it is a great initiative
SPICES, keep it up.it was most definately good team work with the parents and also with the children .
Congrats to the Ms. Norris and the S.P.I.C.E.S Centre on maintaining the observation of the O.E.C.S. Day. Ms. Norris u’re so creative and really an inspiration to the children. Keep up the good work and congrats again!!!!!
Well done S.P.I.C.E.S CENTRE..proud of my daughters foundation… the efforts of all certainly will not go unnoticed.what we do need now is some region recognition… i suggest a competition among preschoolers of the O.E.C.S member states ..
awwwwww! Lovely! activities like these have so many benefits. So much more than what is at face value. family bonding in the planning, closer family and school interaction, development of fine and gross motor skills as they construct for eg. flags, children learn about various islands-imagination is heightened, various cultures shared… the list goes on and on. Thumbs up to all involved!
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