Authored by: | Kathryn Campbell |
Source: | Bahamas Information Services |
Date: | April 11, 2019 |
NASSAU, The Bahamas – Led by banners and clad in bright colorful costumes depicting this year’s theme ‘A Walk Through the Bible’ hundreds of toddlers paraded through the streets of New Providence Thursday, April 11th in celebration of Pre-School Week.
‘Joseph’s Coat of Many Colours,’ ‘The 10 Commandments,’ ‘The Story of Samuel,’ ‘The Prodigal Son,’ ‘Baby Moses,’ ‘Sampson and Delilah,’ ‘Walls of Jericho,’ ‘Daniel in the Lion’s Den,’ ‘David the Shepherd Boy,’ ‘Jonah and the Whale,’ and ‘Jesus Feeds 5,000’ were some of the biblical themes featured on the banners.
The boys and girls braved the scorching heat as they paraded, sometimes holding the hands of their classmate, teacher or parent. They also laughed, danced, sang, chanted and waved to people who lined the streets along the route starting at Willard Patton Pre-school on Augusta Street culminating at Heritage Park on Arawak Cay.
The Costume Parade and Road March is one of the events planned by the Department of Education to commemorate the 15th Annual Pre-School Week held from April 7th to 12th.
During a brief ceremony at Arawak Cay, awards were presented to the students and schools for their participation and achievements in the 5th Andrea D. Wisdom Pre-School Sports Day held Tuesday, April 9th at Thomas A. Robinson Sports Center.
Results of the competition for 3-year-old students:
1st-Willard Patton Pre-School
2nd - Coconut Grove Pre-School
3rd - Buttonwood Pre-School
4th - Naomi Blatch Pre-School
5th - Tiny Tot Pre-School
6th - Sister Annie Thompson Pre-School
7th - Gambier Primary School
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place results in the 4-years-old category:
1st – Garvin Tynes Primary School
2nd – C.W. Sawyer Primary School
3rd – Buttonwood Pre-School
BIS Photos/Patrick Hanna
Pre-School Week Annual Costume Parade and Road March, April 11, 2019.
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