Milton Lynch Students Make Special Presentation For International Women’s Day

Students from the Milton Lynch Primary marked International Women’s Day with a special presentation to Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley this morning at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre.

The 21 Reception students presented the Prime Minister with a bouquet of handmade flowers to help them reflect on the significance of the day, while also serving as part of an early childhood learning activity designed to build fine motor skills and language.

Milton Lynch Primary Early Childhood Coordinator, Miranda Fergus, explained that the exercise was built around giving students an authentic learning experience tied to a real-world event.

“It is very important in the early childhood department to have authentic language experience experiences. So this was one. We recognized that International Women’s Day was this weekend that had passed, and we are fortunate enough to have a female leader. So I discussed with the boys what we can do, and they said they wanted to buy a gift. And then we discussed what we can do; we can make flowers,” Fergus said.

Fergus said the activity helped the students use their fine motor skills and also included a language component, where the students shared messages that were written down for inclusion in the bouquet. Ms. Fergus also noted the visit was a moment the students had eagerly anticipated.

“Moments like these will stick in their memories forever. So this is an amazing language activity for the students and I’m so happy that the Prime Minister and all the persons responsible were able to facilitate it for the boys. They will never forget this,” she added.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Mottley warmly received the students and thanked them for their thoughtful gift, noting the care and creativity that went into making the bouquet.

“I’d like to thank the students, teachers and Principal of Milton Lynch Primary for this presentation. Knowing that they spent the past week creating it with their own hands makes it even more special,” Prime Minister Mottley said.

“On the heels of International Women’s Day, it meant a great deal to see these young students thinking about how they could show appreciation for women and for leadership. Moments like this remind us that respect, kindness and creativity are values we must nurture in our children from the very beginning,” she added. (PR/GIS)