Press Release
Victor Scott Primary School to benefit from CellularOne donation
Category: Community Organizations, Charities & RelatedTroncossi Public Relations
Hamilton, Bermuda: Thursday, February 01, 2007 - (Hamilton, Bermuda – February 1st, 2007) – CellularOne today announces that they are providing the Alternative Centre for Education (ACE) at Victor Scott Primary School with internet access and YAK wireless phone service to help the programme’s students learn in an interactive and stimulating environment. The ACE programme, which is also referred to as “Another Cool Environment” for learning by school officials and students, offers at-risk children an alternative environment for learning, one which emphasises experiential learning through field trips, hands-on experience and smaller class sizes. Experiential learning involves the student in his or her education to a much greater degree than in traditional school environments. The ACE programme was implemented in September 2006 and is targeted towards children in grades P2 through P6 who struggle in a mainstream classroom environment. Currently, there are 10 students in the ACE programme.
“CellularOne is thrilled to be part of a programme like ACE,” says Diana Winfield, Marketing and Retail Manager for CellularOne. “The programme educates children in a supportive environment where they are encouraged to explore their interests and identify their talents. As our business is driven by technological advancements, we share a common interest with many of the students participating in the ACE programme who have demonstrated great technical aptitude. By providing these students with wireless telephone service and wireless broadband access, they will have the communications tools they need to support the learning process while also benefiting from the latest technology.”
Dr. Gina M. Tucker, Principal at Victor Scott Primary School, was pleased to receive CellularOne’s donation, commenting: “We are excited to be partnering with CellularOne to give students in the ACE programme the benefit of wireless telephone service and internet access. Technological skills are extremely important in today’s world, and our students will benefit from fast, easy access to all the information that is available on the internet. We are now looking for other businesses in the community to donate laptops to the ACE programme to provide our students with the advantages that come with computers and the internet in the classroom. The ACE programme is in continual development and we are working closely with the Ministry of Education to ensure that the needs of children in this programme are fully met.”
Gladnora Ming, the teacher in charge of the ACE programme, agrees: “Wireless telephone service allows us to stay in constant contact with the main school building as we are located in a different part of the school yard. CellularOne’s YAK phone service also allows us to communicate with parents, who are an integral part of the ACE programme since they work closely with us to help their children remain focused on learning. In addition, CellularOne’s support of the ACE programme through internet service is important because it offers at-risk children the opportunity to learn on the go as they conduct offsite field trips, and to succeed in an environment that is challenging, interesting and inspiring.”
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