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More IMPROVEMENT this in motion two summer school provides additional
years ago. guidance to MAVO students who are
going on to HAVO.
of EDUCATION This month several
projects in the field The expansion of the Multidisciplinary
of infrastructure will Center (MDC) will take a long time to
be launched. Schools complete. For the expansion of the MDC
observation expertise and qualified
with European money are not just going to personnel should be hired: behavioral
be painted, cleaned scientists, psychologists, social workers
or refurbished, and social workers for the observation
center to attend to two classes. One of
but according to the psychologists will be appointed to
provide special support for teachers.
the schedule some
The project called teachers care
asphalting work will involves the implementation of the job
classification. Work is also underway
take place, fence on the first phase of the so-called
Empowerment program for students
projects, installing and teachers in secondary education.
This is, scheduled from October to late
PAINTING, refurbishing and cleaning, available. With both the approval alarm systems and urgent renovations. March next year.
fence projects, special projects for and the released EDF money Minister These projects will continue until May
gifted students, expanding after- Winklaar is very happy. “The excellent next year as scheduled. The development of a master’s program
for schools will take about four months.
school care and more attention and teamwork has made its realization It will start in March and be completed
support for teachers. These are some possible.” The minister was grateful to With the extra money the library in in late June. In addition, a professional
improvements that will be executed her predecessors Marisol Lopez-Tromp, San Nicolas could also be refurbished. development program for school
in the coming months and next year the current chairman of the parliament, However this will take some time, leaders and teachers will be developed
with money released by the European and current Minister of Justice Arthur because this is scheduled from and executed. That happens in August
D o w e r s , February to July 2016. The expansion this year and January next year.
Development Fund(EDF) which is
b e c a u s e of Caiquetio school, the school for Furthermore, the money goes to the
more than 10 million florins. The automation of Directorate of Education.
t h e y children with learning difficulties This project runs from November to
Minister of Education Mrs. February 2016.
p u t in San Nicolas, starting in February
Michelle Hooyboer-Winklaar There were already teaching
should be completed in late May. improvements made for example
informs this. some 195 teachers were trained in
how to better deal with children who
The law containing Within the infrastructure project some have social-emotional problems, the
money will be invested for increased pilot multi-lingual teaching and the
the EDF budget security at schools and rents money for introduction of obligatory school
schools that are being renovated and attendance. That was based on the
was unanimously National Education Plan with money
have to move to temporarily relocate. from general funds. One of the
approved by the conditions of the EDF was that the
government has to invest part of the
parliament in money themselves.

June. This The second project that will The allocation of the total amount of
the fund is otherwise not so obvious,
allowed the be implemented is called underlined Minister of Education
Michelle Winklaar. “Due to the positive
money that “promoting educational feedback we received 100 percent.”
This evaluation took place in late
was already achievement projects”. This November last year by experts from
the European Commission involved
fixed in the includes the “first stage with EDF. The conclusion from the
evaluation was that the goals have
Central board material purchase been achieved including one of the
most important ones which is more
Bank of and implementation of accessible education. “The quality of
teaching has increased and the Aruban
Aruba to the core objectives for society is more aware of the value of
education,” said the Minister.
be made math. According to

the schedule that has

already been put in

motion and should be

completed by the end

of September.

There will be

special projects

for gifted

students. Whether

this involves the

development or

implementation

of projects

is unclear.

The summer

school is one

of the projects

to promote

learning. It

starts this year

on August 3 at

Colegio San

Nicolas. The

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