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Greater Guyana Initiative

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Project Name

Literacy Learning Program (LLP): SPARRK Lab – Bartica

Project Details

Project Name: Literacy Learning Program (LLP): SPARRK Lab – Bartica

Partner: Project New Nation

GGI Priority Area: Education and Training

Target Beneficiaries: Students within Bartica and surrounding communities

Region: 7

Duration: 12 months

Purpose: To build foundational STEM and digital skills, coding, robotics, animation, and computational thinking using hands-on, scaffolded instruction tailored to both fast-paced and remedial learners.

Overview: To improve literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving skills among Grades 1–6 students through interactive, technology-enhanced learning in Spark Labs.

Immediate Anticipated Outputs:

  1. Learners actively engaging with individualized literacy and Scratch coding plans.
  2. Demonstrable improvements in reading, writing, and comprehension alongside basic programming skills.
  3. Learners demonstrate readiness to engage with more complex academic content and STEM subjects in school.

Anticipated Impacts:

  1. Noticeable decrease in the percentage of non-proficient readers entering secondary education in Regions 3 and 7, particularly among underserved communities.
  2. Improved identification and support of learners with literacy and learning challenges at early education levels, integrating digital literacy as a core skill.
  3. Continued collaboration among schools, parents, and community stakeholders to maintain and expand literacy and STEM initiatives.
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