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Last Updated: Apr 20, 2021 - 2:02:20 PM |
Principals of the CG Atlantic Group of Companies made a presentation of laptops and tablets to the Ministry of Education to assist the nation’s children. They will be given to students at Centreville Primary, Palmdale Primary, Erin Gilmour School for the Blind and Centre for the Deaf. The devices were presented to the Ministry during a ceremony held at Centreville Primary School on Monday, 19th April, 2021. (BIS photo/Kristaan Ingraham).
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Nassau, Bahamas - One of the country’s leading corporate citizens has stepped up to assist the nation’s children. As the Ministry of Education seeks to provide electronic devices to all children in need of one in the educational system, CG Atlantic Group of Companies joined other corporate citizens who have been assisting the government with this objective.
During a ceremony held on Monday, 19thApril, the company made a presentation of laptops and tablets to officials led by the Minister of Education, the Hon. Jeffrey Lloyd.
The event was held on the grounds of Centreville Primary School on Collins Avenue. Representing the CG Atlantic Group of Companies were: Mrs. Lynda Gibson, Vice President, as well as heads of the business unit including: Paulette Turner, Head of General Insurance; Larry Gibson, Head of Pensions and Anastasia Francis, Head of the Medical Unit. The recipients of the devices are: Centreville Primary School, Centre for the Deaf, Erin Gilmore School for the Blind and Palmdale Primary School. Minister Lloyd expressed his gratitude for the donation and said that the devices will go a long way to assist the children of the country. “We are very grateful for this very kind and generous donation, which shows your commitment to our children and the development of our country,” he said.
(BIS photo/Kristaan Ingraham).
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Citing recent scientific findings, which speak to the importance of face-to-face learning, Minister Lloyd said that it was estimated that children have lost 30 – 70 per cent of learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has made it impossible for full in-person instruction.
He said that given these types of statistics, the second best option, is the hybrid model. He said that as the government continues to use this platform for instruction of students, there is still a need to provide Bahamian students with devices to ensure that no child is left behind. To this end, he said that corporate Bahamas has stepped up and continues to step up to assist the government, even though the pandemic has impacted their bottom line as well.
The Minister also pointed out that although face-to-face instruction is the ideal platform for learning, the importance of the use of technology in the classroom, has become even more evident. Consequently, students will still need devices even when traditional modes of instruction are reintroduced in the future. Head of the Medical Unit, Ms. Anastacia Francis, spoke on behalf of the team. She said it is a pleasure to assist the nation’s children. “It is important for us as a corporate entity to assist the Ministry of Education to ensure that each student has a learning device,” she said. “It was important to take care of our community. This is not the first time we have assisted Centreville, but we wanted to extend our assistance to the greater community.”
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