Last Updated on February 3, 2024, 5:06 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Basseterre, St Kitts: About 24 students of the MAGIC Programme at Joshua Obadia Primary School successfully concluded their graduation on Friday. Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew extended his delight to meet the students and congratulated them for successfully marking the programme.
In an extensive social media post, he shared some glimpses of his recent visit to the school and said, “I was pleased to see the pride and enthusiasm of the children who graduated from the reinstated MAGIC (Mentoring, Advising, Guiding, Instructing, Children) Programme at the Joshua Obadiah Primary School.”
He also highlighted the significance of the programme among the school students and shared that the programme was reintroduced in September 2023 in the primary and high schools throughout the nation. The Joshua Obadiah Primary was one of the schools in that first batch.
Further, PM Drew appreciated those involved in the programme for serving their significant efforts. He noted, “I must applaud the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force and MAGIC Programme Coordinator, Ms Lyndita Powell, and her dedicated team for the tremendous job they did with the MAGIC Programme.”
He also commented on the bond Coordinator Powell has shared with the school students and extended his greetings to the graduates and the facilitators on the successful conclusion of the course.
“The chemistry I witnessed between the children and Ms. Powell and her team speaks volumes about the bond they have forged and the values they have learned. Congratulations to the graduates and the facilitators. Well done!” he added.
MAGIC Programme
The MAGIC Programme was first adopted in St Kitts and Nevis in 2012 by the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force as part of the collaboration with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida.
The programme is designed for sixth graders and shares lessons on goal setting, conflict resolution, peer pressure, bullying, cyber-interference, and law and order.
It also promotes ways to get a natural high and strongly discourages the use of drugs, alcohol, marijuana, tobacco and other harmful substances. However, M.A.G.I.C. was abruptly ended in 2015.
The programme is designed for students in grades 5 and 6 and shares lessons on goal setting, conflict resolution, peer pressure, bullying, cyber-interference, and law and order.
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