STUDENTS of CR. Walker environmental and sustainability clubs alongside Ms Russel, family and consumer science teacher; Ms Morris, science teacher and eco-school co-ordinator; principal Princess Fawkes; Patrice Green, education officer at the Ministry of Education; and David Van Onselen, RF vice president of advisory services take part in a ribbon cutting to mark RF’s donation of a greenhouse to the school.
By LETRE SWEETING
lsweeting@tribunemedia.net
RF BANK and Trust Limited on Monday announced a donation of a newly constructed greenhouse to CR Walker Senior High School to encourage and promote more learning for students outside of the classroom.
Officials from the Ministry of Education, students and faculty of the school as well as RF Bank representatives attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the greenhouse on Monday.
The newly constructed greenhouse will be used in the school’s project-based learning model to educate students on agriculture and environmental topics.
It is a part of several initiatives launched by CR Walker to re-engage students who are again getting used to face-to-face learning after the pandemic and as part of efforts by the Donations Committee at RF Bank to support youth and particularly education.
Patrice Green, education officer at the Ministry of Education, said: “Greenhouses are a good example of protective agriculture and teaches students about contributing towards a sustainable agricultural future. Let us continue to work towards preserving our beautiful country with the assistance of corporate Bahamas.
“We thank RF Bank & Trust for this timely and invaluable donation.”
Princess Fawkes, CR Walker’s principal, said the donation is expected to expand real world learning for those students taking environmental and agricultural studies.
“These past two and a half years have been a struggle and, sadly, many students have opted out of attending class feeling that school is not in their best interest.”
She continued: “Many have not found their niche and we hope to change that with different approaches to learning. This greenhouse may now present that opportunity to reach students in a new way.”
RF also announced plans to continue the partnership with CR Walker Senior High School to develop more projects over the coming years. The newly erected greenhouse ties into the school’s overall goal to improve literacy scores as part of its year-long research project that links inter-disciplinary units to such skills as comprehension and problem- solving, said the press release.
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