Minister of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs, Dr. Rhoda Arrindell, Wednesday morning, paid an unscheduled visit to the Geneveve de Weever School in Hope Estate, which opened its doors to students on the same day.
The school, which has been undergoing renovation and expansion works, re-opened for the new school year, two days after the rest of the schools on the island, to allow for the contractor to clean up the premises, after this was delayed due to the heavy rains the island had been experiencing.
The Minister was taken around the classrooms by Acting Principal Suwana Moeslikan. Minister Arrindell inspected the grounds and was satisfied that lessons could be given in the classrooms.
Dr. Arrindell met with the class teachers, and spoke briefly to the students, exhorting them to make this the best year ever, and their school the best it could be. She also praised the management and staff of the school for the efforts they put into ensuring that school could reopen Wednesday morning.
The Minister had earlier visited the school on Saturday, August 13, prior to the opening of the new school year, to see for herself the progress that was being made with the expansion project.