EDUCATION

In order to realise the transformation in our economic fortunes and attain the social conditions necessary for lifting Saint Lucians from the state of decay which we inherited from the SLP Administration, education has been given highest priority.

The UWP sees education as providing the platform to enable all citizens of Saint Lucia to attain their full human potential. Education constitutes an investment in our people, in our future, in our human capital towards the creation of the new Saint Lucia which we are committed to building. Our party recognises education as a basic human right, a fundamental ingredient for tackling the problems of poverty and the foundation for achieving the wider political, economic, cultural and social goals that we have set for our country. Our education system should therefore provide RELEVANT EDUCATION to produce worthy citizens in Saint Lucia.

Despite the capacity of education to empower poor people, the Labour Party government denied poor children this right, by reducing the transportation subsidy and scaled down the school feeding programme on which they depend. We fully subscribe to the UN SDG No 4, 2015: “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education, and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.”
Our young men and women need to be prepared for a future characterised by continuous change, where technologies are
being replaced at a rapid pace, for a future of intense competition and shifting competitive advantage. To prepare students to participate meaningfully in this new global environment, our institutions of learning must themselves embrace change and
keep looking for ways to improve and remain relevant.

This UWP government has:

  • Constructed the New Dennery Primary School
  • Constructed the New Choiseul Secondary School
  • Distributed over 8000 Tablets and 4000 MIFI devices to students and teachers
  • Commenced establishing Smart Classrooms within schools across the island
  • Increased number of scholarships available by 100%
  • Increased school rehabilitation budget from $1 Million to $10 Million a year
  • Constructed the New Monchy Early Childhood Development Centre
  • Constructed the New Jacmel Early Childhood Development Centre
  • Constructed the New Micoud Early Childhood Development Centre
  • Constructed a New SMART Block for Micoud Secondary
  • Facilitated the Merger of Mon Repos/Patience Combined School
  • Doubled the Budget for the School Feeding and School Transportation Programme
  • Increased the number of Back to School Bursaries to vulnerable families
  • Rehabilitated several Major Buildings at Sir Arthur Lewis Community College which has been neglected for years
  • Commenced the Education Quality Improvement Programme (EQUIP) which includes the construction of 4 new schools and a new Special Needs Learning Institution among other initiatives

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