Region One gets first Special Education Needs Centre

(Kaieteur News) – Minister of Education, Sonia Parag and Minister of Housing, Collin Croal on Wednesday afternoon joined residents and Regional officials in Mabaruma to officially commission the Gertrude Ghanie Special Education Needs Centre (SEN), the first of its kind in Region One.

The Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Centre which can accommodate up to some 30 learners was named after Gertrude Ghanie, a beloved former headteacher of Mabaruma Nursery School and a pioneer in education development for the early childhood. In honouring her legacy, it was disclosed that Mrs. Ghandi devoted her life to nurturing the community’s youngest minds with love, patience, and devotion.

Delivering the feature address yesterday, Minister Parag said this Centre being the first of its kind in Region One, is the 56th SEN space that the government of Guyana has established over the last few years.