Last Updated on September 16, 2020, 10:35 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Hundreds of young people across St. Kitts would be attending school on Thursday wearing their Explorers Club uniforms in celebration of Explorers’ Day.
The leadership of the Explorers Clubs received support from the side of parents, officials in the Ministry of Education and members of the Independence Committee, for September 17, 2020, to be designated as Explorers Day.
Though it is not an official activity on the Independence Calendar, Osmond Petty, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, has obtained the necessary approval for the children to attend school wearing their uniforms formally.
According to Inspector Rosemary Isles-Joseph, the Founder and Explorers Clubs Coordinator, Independence Day and the military parade were occasions which the children looked forward to every year.
Inspector Isles-Joseph explained that every year, the children participate in the Independence Parade, and they look forward to it. However, because there would be no parade this year, the children were sad.
They wanted to motivate the children so they came up with the idea of having Explorers’ Day on the 17th where the children would be able to wear their uniforms to school. So, the children are really hyped up over wearing their Explorers uniforms, and even parents and teachers have expressed their excitement.
Unlike on Independence Day, when the children parade in their formal grey uniforms, for Explorers’ Day, they will wear their club T-shirt and a khaki skirt or pant.
A different coloured shirt represents each club. Inspector Isles-Joseph added that the activity would also help to raise the interest of other children and parents in the clubs and attract new members.
The Tabernacle Explorers and Dieppe Bay Explorers who were preparing for their official launch at the time of the implementation of a State of Emergency will also be wearing their uniforms this week. To close the day, the St. Peters Explorers Club will host a concert on Thursday evening in which other clubs are expected to attend and participate.
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