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Thursday, June 28, 1973
SUMMER VACATION TO BEGIN AS SCHEDULED
The Director of Education has given careful consideration to the
suggestion that the current school term should be extended by two days but
is unable to agree to it.
Explaining the position in a circular to heads of all schools,
Mr. Charles Lowe, the Deputy Director of Education (Administration) said:
"It is not envisaged, in the circumstances, as a productive way of serving
the interest of the pupils, who will by then have completed their course
of study and the terminal examination and will be anxious for the chance
to relax and refresh themselves after a year of arduous work.
"It has therefore been decided that the summer programme should
begin immediately when the term ends, in accordance with the arrangements
already planned."
He said the summer programme has been designed to broaden pupils'
experience and interests in a non-academic way and the success of the greatly
expanded programme this year will depend largely, as it has in the past,
on the enthusiastic help by teachers.
Mr. Love pointed out that a useful contribution teachers could
make was by offering voluntary help to support the summer programme either
by supplementing the programme already arranged in their own schools for
their pupils or by volunteering to give additional support to the summer
activities programmes co-ordinated by the government.
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