(Kaieteur News) – ExxonMobil Guyana on Monday launched the Guyana STEM Teacher Training: Enhancing Learning, Leadership and Academic Rigour (STELLAR) programme, a transformative teacher development initiative designed to strengthen STEM education and elevate student outcomes in secondary schools across Guyana.

As the first major programme under the Guyana STEM Initiative (GSI), ExxonMobil Guyana’s US$100 million, 10-year commitment to advancing science, technology, engineering and mathematics education nationwide, STELLAR represents a strategic investment in the country’s future STEM workforce by building educator capacity, strengthening instructional excellence and fostering leadership within the education system.

The oil company said beginning in August 2026, 60 pre-service secondary school educators from across Guyana will undertake specialised training in mathematics and science through the Cyril Potter College of Education. Over the two-year programme, participants will develop advanced content knowledge, evidence-based instructional practices and leadership competencies that will enable them to deliver engaging, high-quality STEM learning experience in classrooms throughout the country. “Through hands-on STEM learning, laboratory experiences, inquiry-based instruction, and classroom practice, teachers will gain the skills needed to engage students in critical thinking, problem-solving, and discovery,” said Alvin Abraham, President, ExxonMobil Foundation. “They will be prepared not just to teach STEM, but to inspire it.”