Continuation Committee of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs (CECYSA) meeting with Min ECYS about comprehensive St. Maarten history course/program in secondary school and update from ministry regarding textbooks to facilitate such a curriculum

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten –The Committee of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs of Parliament will meet on Thursday, October 27, 2022.

The Committee meeting, which was adjourned on August 24, 2022, will be reconvened on Thursday at 14.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (ECYS) will return to Parliament to answer questions posed by members of the Committee.

The agenda point is:

Discussion with the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport on:

1. Review of pending initiatives and/or plans regarding the development and implementation of a comprehensive St. Maarten history course/program in secondary school curriculum

2. Update from the Ministry on existing and potential textbooks to facilitate such a curriculum (IS/749/2020-2021 dated June 15, 2021)

Members of the public are invited to the House of Parliament to attend parliamentary deliberations.

All persons visiting the House of Parliament must adhere to the house rules.

The House of Parliament is located across from the Court House in Philipsburg.

The parliamentary sessions will be carried live on TV 15, Soualiga Headlines, via SXM GOV radio FM 107.9, via Pearl Radio FM 98.1, the audio via the internet www.sxmparliament.org, www.pearlfmradio.sx and www.youtube.com/c/SintMaartenParliament

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