In a first for an OECS member country, St. Vincent and the Grenadines is set to launch a pilot programme for the establishment of an inclusive school system on Bequia, in partnership with the Sunshine School.
According to a release from the Agency for Public Information, the programme will seek to mainstream the educational opportunities of students with disabilities and other challenges, leading the way to an inclusive education system.
Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves, while noting that this is the first of its kind within the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), said the project is being funded under the World Bank’s Human Development Service Delivery Project and will also include an enhanced curricula and remedial education programmes in Union Island and Bequia.
Budget 2023 will see government’s continued investment in and expansion of, education facilities across St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
