The
guest speaker at the speech and prize giving ceremony of Bright Star Nursery and Primary School,
Mamudou Fye, who is also the Alkalo of Old Yundum, has said education is the
key to success for the individual, community and even a nation.
According
to Mr Fye, building the educational wellbeing of children provides strength to
the nation in attaining its development objective.
He
said the roles of children are fundamental in every development planning and
implementation, adding that these could be enhanced by providing the necessary
and right education to them that would provide skills and knowledge to enable
them play their roles effectively and efficiently.
Mr Fye mentioned that the future of the
country lies in the hands of the children as they are the future leaders of
this great nation.
“It
is important to prepare them for these great challenges and the best way of
doing this is by providing quality and relevant education for them,” he said.
According
to Mr Fye, quality education cannot be achieved without discipline, adding that
discipline and commitment pave the way for attaining success, especially in
education.
He
added that knowledge without discipline would compromise quality and therefore,
he urged all pupils of Bright Star School to show maximum discipline to their
teachers in carrying out their duties in teaching and learning.
He
thanked the management and staff of Bright Star School for the great role they
are playing in providing quality and relevant education to the children of Old
Yundum and its surroundings.
Mr
Fye recognised the important role of the government of The Gambia for the
enabling policies and conducive environment created for teaching and learning.
For
her part, the headmistress, Madam Betty Gomez, said this was another milestone
in witnessing the graduation of Nursery 3, and for the first time since the
inception of the school.
She
said a total of 40 in the nursery and 7 in the primary would be graduating
subject to the fulfillment of the requirements for proceeding to the next level
in their educational career.
At
the end of the ceremony, certificates and prizes were awarded to deserving
pupils and teachers for their outstanding performance, diligence, dedication
and selfless service to work.
