Students Attend Self-Awareness Training

Students within the Castries South-East Region benefited from the capacity-building component of the Positive Parenting Programme conducted by the Community Services Unit of the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment. The capacity-building program focuses on addressing development issues among primary school students. Hosted on March 22 at the University of the West Indies Open Campus, the training specifically targeted students in the fifth grade whose parents participated in the initial program phase. Social Transformation Officer for Castries South-East, Antonia Rene-Marius, highlighted the significance of addressing societal challenges where young people lack positive engagement. “Recognizing that there are situations within our society where young men and women do not engage positively with one another, the Community Services Unit has recognized the need to intervene through this drafted pilot capacity-building program for grade five students. Ultimately, this program seeks to help them reap positive rewards, and thus become confident and productive citizens.” Children from the Odsan, Bexon, Ti Rocher Combined, Forestière Methodist Combined, and Labayee Seventh-Day Adventist primary schools participated in the self-awareness and emotional intelligence training exercise. Programme Facilitator Josephine Mayers, stated: “We highlighted emotional intelligence because we understand its importance, especially as it relates to the development of empathy...