Great Bay:--- Twelve students from various high schools on the island will be accompanying minister of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs, Dr. Rhoda Arrindell, on her visit to Monroe College, Saturday, October 1st, 2011.The Minister threw open the opportunity for the students to get a taste of college life during their mid-term break, in order to help them decide if they would want to further their studies at Monroe College which is organizing the "College for a Week" event.
The twelve students were invited to a briefing at the Government Administration Building Thursday afternoon where members of the Minister's cabinet went over the travel arrangements with them, while offering them other pertinent information and fielding their questions. Many of them were accompanied by their parents.
The students were all excited and were looking forward to the trip during which they will engage in various activities at Monroe College, including attending classes and participating in sporting events.
The "College for a week" concept is nothing new to the government of St. Martin, considering that government had in the past signed agreements and MOU's with educational institutions such as PACE, New England Tech, DEAN TECH, IFAC and others, which allowed our high school students the opportunity to get a taste of college life before making their decision.
"We will meet with the first group of St. Martin students who recently travelled to the New Rochelle campus of Monroe College to further their education, evaluate and iron out any unforeseen challenges which they may have encountered and also seize this opportunity to finalize the details of the two full scholarships offered by this institution, which we have not yet made use of," Minister Rhoda Arrindell, who recently signed an MOU with Monroe College, said.
