00:05good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome aboard your favorite airline I am Nicole M
00:11Romany get your passports ready tonight we leave Trinidad and Tobago for another journey across
00:17the Caribbean one island one story one people at a time your destination this evening St. Vincent
00:25and the Grenadines what if the classroom of the future is not about teaching every child the same
00:31way but finally giving every child the chance to learn in a way that works best for them that
00:37question is at the heart of a new education push taking shape in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
00:43and across the OECS and this is bigger than putting a lesson on screen it is about using technology to
00:52reshape the way Caribbean children learn the wider region is heading into the classroom the new OECS
00:59harmonized primary curriculum is bringing countries together around a shared approach to primary
01:05education but there is something particularly significant about how the program is being built
01:12it is homegrown developed within the region for the children of the region and the education minister for
01:21St. Vincent and the Grenadines Philip Jackson says that makes this about more than technology
01:27well first of all we have to celebrate the fact that this harmonized curriculum is homegrown in
01:34sense was developed by our own people for our students and that's part of what you call owning our own
01:43digital sovereignty
01:44but here is where the story becomes personal because behind every digital lesson is a real child
01:53the child who finishes first the child who needs a little longer the child who understands the lesson
02:00differently from everyone sitting behind them in a traditional classroom one teacher may have to divide
02:07attention across an entire room the promise of this new approach is that technology can help reveal what
02:15individual students are actually learning and where they need more help and the minister describes that possibility in one powerful
02:23phrase
02:24well for me one of the most important outcomes with what what I would call a democratization of education so
02:32with this approach you know traditionally some some classes are large teachers may pay more attention to
02:40the fastest students and the slow student might get left behind. The digital approach
02:46allows the teacher to have a more forensic approach to how each student is acquiring
02:53the learning and the competencies and have a greater opportunity to be more responsive
02:59to them. That phrase may sound ambitious but the idea is remarkably simple. Education should not
03:07become a race where the fastest students reach the finish line first and everyone else is left
03:13trying to catch up. Instead the technology is intended to give teachers more information,
03:20more insight and ultimately more opportunity to meet children where they are. And if that works
03:27the impact could stretch far beyond one classroom or even one island. And that leaves the minister
03:34with a message for the teachers who will bring the vision to life.
03:39We want to ensure that we reach all of our students the best way possible and give them
03:45the best chance to achieve according to their abilities. Let's do this on Caribbean. This
03:51is for our students.
03:52Let's continue our trip with Vinci Maas. The road to 50. Imagine an island waking up to the sound of
04:01drums where color floods the streets and carnival is not simply something you watch but something you
04:08feel. This is St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Vinci Maas is heading toward a golden milestone,
04:1550 years. Now the journey to 2027 is just beginning and the island is taking its celebration beyond its
04:24shores. Carrying that invitation is Sport Culture and Creative Industries Minister Katschako Cupid who is
04:31taking the road to 50 to New York. Bringing the story of Vinci Maas to the Vincentian diaspora and
04:39potential visitors. The message is simple. Come home, come celebrate and experience a carnival born from
04:47five decades of culture, music and imagination. Because Vinci Maas 2027 is not just making 50 years. It is
04:58opening the next chapter and inviting the world along for the ride. Because by 2027, the celebration will mark
05:07half a century since SVG moved carnival from its traditional pre-Lenten season into the June and
05:14July celebrations that have become a defining part of the nation's cultural calendar. As the sun sets on
05:23tonight's journey through St. Vincent and the Grenadines, thank you for flying with us on Wider Region.
05:29I am Nicole M. Romany. Join us next Friday as we journey to another destination across the Caribbean
05:36Uncovering the stories, people, culture and conversations shaping our region. Until then, bye-bye.
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