PCTT urges holistic preparation as new academic year begins

The Pres­by­ter­ian Church of Trinidad and To­ba­go (PCTT) is call­ing on stu­dents, ed­u­ca­tors, par­ents, guardians and oth­er stake­hold­ers to en­sure chil­dren are pre­pared not on­ly aca­d­e­m­i­cal­ly, but al­so spir­i­tu­al­ly, men­tal­ly and emo­tion­al­ly, as the new aca­d­e­m­ic year be­gins.

In a mes­sage mark­ing the start of the 2026–2027 aca­d­e­m­ic year, the Mod­er­a­tor of the PCTT said those re­spon­si­ble for chil­dren have a “sa­cred re­spon­si­bil­i­ty” to care for them, pro­vide the nec­es­sary re­sources and pre­pare them for the chal­lenges of their ed­u­ca­tion­al jour­ney.

The Mod­er­a­tor said prepa­ra­tion for the school year should ex­tend be­yond en­sur­ing stu­dents have the re­quired books, ma­te­ri­als and oth­er tools.