{"id":332579,"date":"2024-11-08T09:58:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T13:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=332579"},"modified":"2024-11-08T09:58:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T13:58:07","slug":"november-is-early-childhood-month-several-activities-on-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/governance\/november-is-early-childhood-month-several-activities-on-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"November is Early Childhood Month; several activities on roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_332580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-332580\" style=\"width: 479px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-332580 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Education-Minister-Octavia-Alfred-file-photo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"298\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-332580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hon. Octavia Butler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early Childhood Month, observed in November, will feature several activities, says Education Minister Octavia Alfred.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMany of the activities this month will be observed at the Early Childhood Centres,\u201d she said. \u201cWe begin with our district church service. This weekend we are asking that all churches give special recognition and special blessings for our child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She continued, \u201cStudents and their [families] will engage in field trips.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, Alfred mentioned that Family Focus Week provides an opportunity for greater engagement of the family in our programs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She said this year the schools will focus on \u2018the potato\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEat Potato Day is on Monday 18<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0November,\u201d Alfred revealed. \u201cOn International Men\u2019s Day which is November 19, significant male adults in the children\u2019s lives are invited to interact with them at their centres.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She added, \u201cCommunity Outreach Day teaches our children from this tender age to look out for and to help those in need.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To help children and their parents appreciate physical activity as part of being healthy, Alfred indicated that Belle Marche is on Friday, November 22.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur children are our heritage, let us celebrate them, let us celebrate with them. Let us make this early childhood a memorable one as we celebrate the greater gift for children,\u201d Alfred encouraged.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, she said, 61 percent of all government-owned primary schools now have pre-kindergarten.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAll primary schools which are being rehabilitated and constructed have modern early childhood centres,\u201d she said. \u201cThis month we will establish a government-owned pre-kindergarten at Coulibistrie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alfred indicated that the new pre-kindergarten at the Baroness Patricia Scotland Primary School in Vieille Case will be opened later this month.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have refurbished four pre-kindergartens and we have established new centres at Salybia under the OECS PEARL initiative,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She said presently 31 pre-kindergarten teachers are engaged in professional development, \u201cas we work towards building the capacity of our early childhood educators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On behalf of the Government of Dominica, the Ministry of Education \u00a0thanked all the partners who collaborated with them, \u201cto ensure that we provide quality early childhood education to our children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Early Childhood Month, observed in November, will feature several activities, says Education Minister Octavia Alfred. \u201cMany of the activities this month will be observed at the Early Childhood Centres,\u201d she said. \u201cWe begin with our district church service. 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