LITTER A 'NO-NO' AT PRIMARY SCHOOL- NEWS ARTICLE
Amidst the controversy surrounding the "wrapper row" involving a Springer Memorial student, one principal has taken a different stance and intends to lead by example.
Prinicipal of the Reynold Weekes Primary School, Anderson Bishop, said he implemented a beautification project aimed at enhancing the school's image by keeping it litter-free.
"When I walk the corridor and I see a wrapper, I take it up and put it in the bin to demonstrate to the children that this is what should be done. We have to teach the children to keep around them clean. It's not about who put it there," he said.
He was speaking in an interview at the school this morning during a collaborative project with Her Majesty's Prison (HMP) Dodds. Bishop said he wanted to provide an environment for students that was conducive to their learning.
"We're seeking to make the school a school of choice and provide educational excellence for our students. We believe that maintaining our environment and having a beautiful environment would contribute towards that effort," he said.
Adding that students were "on board with it", he discussed a volunteer programme- 'Team Up to Clean Up' that was implemented by class 4 students.
"They have undertaken the responsibility of cleaning the environment every week. . . they wear their gloves and walk around the school and pick wrappers up.
"Also we have a system where each [student] is an environmental officer, so they would report or ask anyone who drops a wrapper to pick it up. Each child has that authority," he said.
The project, a first of many, featured "trusted prisoners" from HMP Dodds cleaning the courtyard and planting trees and flowers in the school's garden.
