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Haiti - Education : Haiti on the podium at the International Olympiads Geosciences 2018
19/08/2018 10:21:34

Saturday, back from the 12th edition of the International Olympiad of GeoSciences 2018 held from August 8th to 15th, at the Mahidol University Kanchanaburi Campus in Lum Sum (Thailand), Cédric Aby Garcia Bien-Aimé and Jennifer Vanessa Constant, two NS2 students at the College Catts Pressoir, bronze medal and certificates of honor of first rank individually and group at these Olympiads, were welcomed at the Diplomatic Salon of Toussaint Louverture International Airport by including Pierre Josué Agénor Cadet, the Resigned Minister of National Education, Port-au-Prince Deputy Mayor, Kettyna Bellabe, Guy Etienne, Director of the Catts College, teachers of the school, relatives and friends.

In spite of the difficulties encountered during their trip, Cédric and Vanessa arrived in the Thai capital (Bangkok) less than four hours before the start of the competition, were able to do well and represent Haiti with dignity by reaching the podium, in this intellectual tournament that brought together 250 participants from 40 countries.

Cedric and Vanessa are delighted by this enriching experience that brings a greater certainty to their knowledge of the human, the world and the cultures of peoples.

In his speech Minister Cadet hailed the performance of these young people "It is with a feeling of pride and joy that I welcome Vanessa and Cedric. The victory of these young people is not only theirs, it is also that of the College Catts Pressoir and especially Haiti,"underlining that this brilliant participation proves that despite criticism against the education system, there is a job which is done still somewhere. The Minister promised to continue to support young people in order to give them more opportunities through education, including school scholarships and invited other school leaders to take inspiration from the work done at the College Catts Pressoir.

Guy Etienne, while congratulating the two young people who have just measured themselves against other young people from all over the world, is proud of what is happening at his school in terms of training young people and believes that this work should be duplicated in all other schools in the country "I sincerely thank the Minister of National Education who accompanies us and understands the need to have a critical mass of quality schools in the country. "

For her part, Deputy Mayor Rose-Michelle Bellabe expressed her joy and pride for this honorable participation of Haiti in this competition "You are role models for other Haitian students. I'm proud of you," noting by the same ocassion that the Communal Council is working in partnership with the College Catts Pressoir, to ensure that students from this institution can share their experiences with those of the communal schools

At the end of the ceremony, the Minister Cadet announced that his Ministry undertook to assume the full payment of school fees for these two young people for the academic year 2018-2019.

HL/ HaitiLibre