GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The Guyana government yesterday announced plans to formally reintroduce sports into the curriculum of schools nationwide.
Minister within the Ministry of Education with responsibility for Sport, Nicolette Henry, made the announcement in an interview at her office, saying coaches are expected to assist in the process.
“We intend to have coaches who will be working within the school system to ensure that sports are integrated into the school curriculum.” the minister disclosed.
The government minister says the rehabilitation of sports facilities will form a major part of bringing sports back into the schools.
However, Henry says because of the number of schools, rehabilitation of the sports facilities will be done in phases.
“There is a ground enhancement project which will see schools in each of the regions being rehabilitated to the extent that we can have sports activities occurring on the grounds,” said Henry.
“We will continue this process until all the schools are fully functional with regard to having their grounds up and running.”
Meantime Director of Sport Christopher Jones has revealed that the National Sports Commission (NSC) is already in the process of identifying coaches for various disciplines.