GREAT BAY– Due to the first successful information session that Commissioner of Education William Marlin had with St. Maarten students in Holland on Wednesday evening, a follow-up session is now in the planning.
Due to the positive feedback that S4 received from St. Maarten students who attended the session, S4 is now exploring the possibility of having a repeat session with a larger group of students.
The first session that took place involved 25 mostly first and second year students. The two-hour session took place at the Vrije Universiteit (Free University) in Amsterdam.
Commissioner Marlin updated students about constitutional developments and St. Maarten becoming an autonomous country as of October 10, 2010. Other areas of opportunity in the private sector were also discussed.
Marlin pointed out that the island needed its human resources who were now working in Holland to return home and contribute to the national development of country St. Maarten.
The follow-up session will include St. Maarteners who are working and living in Holland as well as students who were not able to attend the initial information session.
This session could be held during Commissioner Marlin’s working visit to Holland which takes place early November.