Georgetown: The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport will be holding its annual summer camps across the country, and this year 7,000 youths home on two months vacation are expected to participate.
These camps are held in all 10 Administrative Regions, targeting children’s participation in different activities that will teach them new things in a fun way.
Conscious of the need to raise the degree of national pride in youths, the main focus of the camps are civic education. In addition to the civic classes, the youths will learn other life skills.
Apart from civic education, students will be given the opportunity to learn patriotic songs, drama, poetry, singing and dancing.
On completion of the camps, the students will be awarded a certificate of participation. There is also a swimming camp ongoing at the Colgrain swimming pool where the children are learning various techniques in the sport. Camps are also being held in several other sports discipline including, cycling and football.
Additionally, through the President’s Youth Award Republic of Guyana (PYARG) programme, 1500 young people in various regions will be involved in similar activities, allowing them to take part in expeditions and TO receive different levels of award.
PYARG has been proving very successful over the years. Youths are allowed to complete lengthy periods of meaningful involvement in community service, adventure, skills training, physical recreation and moral education.
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