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The ceremony celebrating CAMDU's golden jubilee honored its fifty-year legacy of excellence while emphasizing its pivotal role in shaping the future of education in Saint Lucia. Established on September 20th, 1976, the unit was founded to lead curriculum development and provide instructional support across the national education system. Over the decades, CAMDU has influenced countless generations of learners and educators, successfully translating broad national aspirations into tangible classroom experiences that continue to drive progress within the country's schools.
During the event, Jeannette George, the head of CAMDU, expressed deep gratitude to the founding members for laying a strong foundation that enabled future advancements. She highlighted the critical importance of curriculum development as a tool to respond effectively to an evolving global landscape. The celebration also addressed key challenges facing modern education, such as making curriculum processes faster and more innovative, ensuring that Saint Lucian children see their communities reflected in their learning, and preparing teachers for rapidly changing classrooms without losing the human heart of education.
Minister for Education, Honorable Kenson Casimir, stressed the necessity of preserving CAMDU's history within the education system itself. He proposed integrating a heritage studies component into the curriculum to help students better understand the unit's significant contributions to national education. The Minister expressed his honor in marking this milestone and looked forward to establishing a dedicated chapter in heritage studies where children would learn about the profound impact CAMDU has had on the nation's educational journey.
This anniversary arrives at a defining moment for Saint Lucia as the ministry advances an ambitious program of reform aimed at building a more relevant, inclusive, and responsive system for every learner. The focus remains firmly on curriculum development to address emerging needs such as climate change, sustainability, creativity, digital citizenship, and the changing world of work. From the Department of Education and Digital Transformation, Gina Filippi reported on these efforts, underscoring that CAMDU's continued evolution is essential to meeting the diverse needs of today's students while honoring its rich history.
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Held under the theme of 50 years of
excellence honoring our legacy shaping
the future, the ceremony celebrated the
unit's contribution while placing
renewed focus on the future of
curriculum development in St. Lucia.
Established on September 20th, 1976,
CAMDU was created to lead curriculum
development and provide instructional
support across the education system. Its
work has influenced generations of
learners and educators helping to
translate national aspirations into
classroom experiences.
The head of CAMDU, Jeannette George,
extends her appreciation to the unit's
founding members for establishing a
strong foundation and enabling future
progress. She underscores the
significance of curriculum development
as a means to respond effectively to an
evolving global landscape.
>> How do we make curriculum development
faster, more responsive, and more
innovative?
How do we ensure that St. Lucian
children see themselves, their
communities, and their realities
reflected in what they learn?
How do we prepare teachers for
classrooms that are changing rapidly?
How do we harness technology without
losing the human heart of education?
How do we make our curriculum more
responsive to climate change,
sustainability,
creativity, digital citizenship, and the
changing world of work?
>> Minister for Education, Honorable Kenson
Casimir, says CAMDU's history must also
be preserved within the education
system.
He proposed the inclusion of a heritage
studies component in the curriculum,
through which students could better
understand the unit's contribution to
national education.
>> I am profoundly honored
to mark this golden jubilee
under our inspiring theme
50 years of excellence, honoring our
legacy, shaping our future.
And as we speak to shaping our future,
I look forward
I look forward to establishing
our curriculum in heritage study in
Saint Lucia.
And I certainly look forward to a
chapter in heritage studies where our
children will learn about the impact of
CAMDU on our education system.
>> CAMDU's anniversary comes at a defining
moment for education in Saint Lucia as
the ministry advances an ambitious
program of reform. Curriculum
development remains central to building
a system that is more relevant,
inclusive, and responsive to the needs
of every learner.
From the Department of Education and
Digital Transformation,
I am Gina Filippi reporting.