Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama has reminded parents and guardians of Naboro Sawanikula Primary School, government's educational reforms.
PM Bainimarama while opening the school on Saturday stressed the need for parents to be always conscious of the needs of their children in their classrooms.
“We all understand that education of our children is not the responsibility of Government alone, your contribution as parents and members of the vanua is vital in enhancing the education of our children,” PM Bainimarama said.
He urged parents of the school and the vanua to make very good use of the new school for the benefit of their children.
“You must work together to increase the school roll in years to come. You should make use of this school to be a source of blessing to our children in the future,”PM Bainimarama said.
PM Bainimarama said students will have to be educated well to fit into the fast pace of development and technology in the world today.
“Our children will grow up in a world that is changing . I believe when we were at their age we did not dream of using the computer and television present today. Likewise our children will grow up in a totally new world with so many advances in technology therefore they need to be educated well,” PM Bainimarama said.
He reiterated the fact that Government is serious in developing rural areas around the country.
“Government is continuing developing rural areas. Rural people therefore should take part in these developments so that we can reduce poverty and the hand out mentality we have been used to in the past,” he said.
The head of government commended nearby communities for their contribution towards the development of the school which will cater for 120 students in the area from classes 1 to 8.
“The school has been officially registered and the construction cost more than Nine Thousand dollars. I understand that the contribution by the three villages was more than Twenty Thousand dollars,” PM Bainimarama said.
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