The Ministry of Education is dedicated to the task of providing quality educational initiatives in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
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The Development of Modern Bahamian Education.
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In terms of the development of a country, sixty years is a relatively short time. However, when we examine the changes that have taken place in The Bahamas over the last sixty years, we realize that progress has been rapid and, quite significant. The transformation of the Bahamian education system vividly illustrates this.
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\nAs late as 1950, the typical primary school student in The Bahamas would have attended a Government supported school which was overcrowded, with student-teacher ratios in excess of 40 to one, and under-resourced with minimal furniture and tuition materials. Actually, instead of exercise books, students used slates which were like miniature chalkboards. After being given a few minutes to memorize their notes, students would have to erase them and then continue with the next lesson. This presented many difficulties for the teaching and learning process and, although many students were able to learn, because of these conditions, many did not realize their full potential.
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SCHOOL RE-OPENS (STUDENTS & TEACHERS)
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\n\nTeachers - 23rd April, 2019 (OPEN) - 21st June, 2019 (CLOSE) - 26th August, 2019 (REOPEN)
\n\nStudents - 23rd April 2019 (OPEN) - 14th June, 2019 (CLOSE) - 2nd September, 2019 (REOPEN)
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