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Last Updated: Apr 7, 2020 - 1:57:54 AM |
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REMARKS
BY
THE HON. JEFFREY L. LLOYD
MINISTER OF EDUCATION
THE BAHAMAS
In the
HOUSE of ASSEMBLY
Monday, April 6, 2020
MR. SPEAKER:
Today, I update this Honourable House and the nation of the progress by the Ministry of Education is delivering ‘live’ instructions, making educational resources available, and assisting parents, teachers, administrators and all stakeholders in the execution of the online educational system that is now full steam in the Bahamas.
This virtual platform serves approximately 50,000+ public school students, 25,000 private school students, and 25,000 more tertiary enrolled students.
As you are aware, Sir, the Ministry of Education closed it school doors on Monday, March 16th, as a result of the pandemic upon us. Before this virus outbreak, the Ministry had launched it virtual school in September, 2019, engaging over 1600 students, primarily those in remote districts in our country. In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, the Online Platform was needed to provide instruction for the storm-affected students of Abaco and Grand Bahama.
Today, there is a further immediacy and urgency for educators across The Bahamas to deliver online lessons to all students in Grades K-12, utilizing the virtual school platform.
Since the school’s closure, the Ministry’s leadership and Teams of Teachers, Curriculum Officers, Administrators and Technical Officers have met and prepared volumes of material for students for all grade levels, as well as sourced materials rom available sources around the globe to augment and supplement the Ministry’s Offering.
To produce “e-learning instructional resources” for all curricula, at the various grade levels.
Technical officers met over two days (Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th March. 2020) to develop a plan for the way forward. As a result, curriculum officers established teams of teachers to develop content for placement on the Virtual learning platform. An online student registration process was created of which the public was notified primarily using a media campaign engaging traditional and social media.
By Monday 23rd March, the Ministry’s Virtual learning site was activated with content for students of all grade levels. About 9,000 students were registered
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