EDUCATION Minister, Ms Priya Manickchand, Chief Education Officer Mr Olato Sam and other officials of the Ministry of Education yesterday joined the administration, staff and former students of Queen’s College in celebrating 170 years of its establishment.
Minister Manickchand, herself a former QC student, encouraged the management of the school to ensure that every child is given equal opportunity to optimise his or her learning potential.The Ministry of Education yesterday hosted a breakfast to mark the event at the Georgetown Club on Camp Street.
In acknowledging the number of success stories coming out of Queen’s College, the minister said that the school has the potential to continue to put out top students. “Every single child you get is a child worthy of topping the Caribbean, of leading our world… How we deal with them will determine whether or not they live up to their full potential…”, Minister Manickchand said, adding:
“Children coming out of QC must be academically sound, culturally conscious, and socially adaptable and cognizant of their duty to make a tangible contribution to the world.”
Several other matters were highlighted at the breakfast, including teachers’ commitment to their job; the continuous investment in maintaining the school’s infrastructure; and opportunities for additional support from the various alumni chapters across the world.
Queen’s College was established in 1844 as the Queen’s College Grammar School for boys by William Percy Austin, D.D., Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of then British Guiana. The school became co-educational in 1975
Source: http://guyanachronicle.com/2014/10/28/queens-college-celebrates-170-years