-Minister Parag says ministry exploring technology while strengthening teacher preparation to improve classroom delivery
RECENT results from regional examinations have highlighted the consistent development of Guyana’s educational landscape, with the country seeing improvements across all subject areas and more perfect scores than ever before.
This, Minister of Education Sonia Parag said, comes as a result of strategic steps to provide quality, equitable education nationwide. Moving forward, the minister said work will continue to improve the level of education provided.
With the ministry exploring the integration of AI into the learning curriculum and strengthening and diversifying teacher training, Minister Parag said she remains committed to ensuring that all children have access to quality education as the nation continues to strive for educational success.
Speaking during a recent interview with the National Communications Network (NCN), Minister Parag noted that Guyana has already taken steps towards developing a more technology-supported education system, with successful results.
While noting that moving forward technology will improve education in various areas, she cited the Guyana Digital School as an example of the positive impact that education supported by technology could have. “I think technology is going to improve every part of education… we have started in 2025. [In] December 2025, the president launched a digital school that is a stand-alone school. At any point in time, it can operate as just a school without even a physical classroom,” she said, adding, “That is there for those things that are beyond our control, such as pandemics and so on, and not having a disruption in learning. Having experienced the pandemic and having to put measures in place to transition and not sure of what the outcome would have been, it made sense to jump into technology and put something permanent in place,” she said.
While the Guyana Digital School continues to play an important role for many children nationwide, Minister Parag stated that better incorporation of technology into the classroom is being explored.
“Incorporating AI into several things that will assist a student and how a student is taught is something that we really need to assess,” she said. Moreover, she explained that the integration of AI can help schools better tailor learning for students.
“I may teach you something and you will understand it. And I may teach another student the very same way and the student may not understand it. So, how do we tailor teaching and delivering the concepts and the subjects to students in a way that they understand? And this is where technology becomes very important,” she added, “I think that technology can help us to improve and enhance what we already have as human beings teaching,” she said.
Together, Minister Parag noted that improved use of AI in schools, accompanied by stronger and more diverse teacher training, will develop the quality of education delivered in Guyana’s classrooms.
She stressed that these two tools will work in collaboration rather than removing teachers.
“Technology is something that we must explore because technology, in addition to teachers, you are not removing teachers by any means,” she said.
The minister highlighted that in recent years, one of the key investments by her ministry has been in quality teacher training. While these investments have strengthened teacher training, Minister Parag emphasised that quality teachers paired with technology will ensure that Guyana’s education system meets the needs of every individual child. “Technology will help because, I believe that it is important how an individual child learns. And so that is where technology will assist the teachers, will assist the child and the parents,” she said.
She said other steps are being taken in the education sector to ensure equitable access to education.
“It is absolutely important for there to be equitable access to education throughout the country, because we have a very unique country in terms of our geography.”
She noted that in the past, Guyana’s diverse geography and limited resources have made achieving this challenging. However, recent investment in infrastructure such as schools, has allowed the ministry to expand education in Guyana more than ever before.
“Now we have secondary schools that are being built across the hinterland regions and some of the rural areas that are considered isolated areas,” she said, adding, “It is really important for us to give access. And education is one of our fundamental rights and constitutional rights. And it is also a sustainable development goal to have equitable access.”
