Sarah A. De Freitas returned to Stella Maris Primary School this month in a different uniform. She is now a Form 1 student at Queen’s College, after scoring 486.09 on the 2025 National Grade Six Assessment and earning a historic tie for ninth nationally. Those…
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@Magnificent Margaret’s, St. Margaret’s Primary we met with the HM Sunita Durgah and educator Deochand Bridgemohan an advocate for the Six Pillars of Character that provides an ethical framework that shapes individuals into compassionate, responsible, and contributing members of society. As with most schools there…
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After a few hours’ sleep it was off to Providence Primary School on the east bank of the Demerara River. We were met there by an enthusiastic Headmistress, Miss Nandkisore with Miss Alison Johnson, a Grade 2 teacher and the leader of the CHARACTER COUNTS program. While there we…
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Last Sunday, four of our trainers arrived in Guyana to visit schools in our program. Since then, we’ve been traveling across the country—meeting students, teachers, and principals, and observing how educators inspire students to live the Six Pillars of Character both inside and outside the…
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Trustworthiness is often revealed in the quiet choices no one has to make, but the right students make anyway. We Are GUTSY is proud to recognize Gabriella of Mashabo Primary and Ashliana of Providence Primary as our joint winners for the Trustworthiness Pillar. Gabriella showed…
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Set expectations for students: Give clear guidance on what’s right and wrong. Reward honesty: praise and validate students when they tell the truth. Focus on fixing the problem rather than punishing honesty. The topic of TRUSTWORTHINESS inspired a lively discussion on truth-telling and loyalty despite…
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April’s CHARACTER focus was Responsibility, and Azalia showed what responsibility can look like in a real moment. In her composition, she wrote about a situation at home where she had a choice. She could stay silent while her sibling was wrongly blamed, or she could…
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Meet Ciara Abraham of Malgre Tout Primary, our first CHARACTER Champion. Ciara was recognized through We Are GUTSY, Inc.’s CHARACTER Champions initiative, which celebrates students in Guyana who are not only learning the CHARACTER PILLARS, but showing real growth in how they live them. Ciara…
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In March, 26 educators and Principals from two schools joined GUTSY trainers in a workshop on Civility. The participating schools were: Mashabo Primary School located in an indigenous Amerindian community inland from the Essequibo Coast and Providence Primary School located on the East Bank of the Demerara River The Workshop…
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GUTSY’s First 2026 Workshop Focused on Citizenship: In early February, teachers from GUTSY’s participating schools in Guyana came together for the organization’s first workshop of 2026. The focus was Citizenship, and the timing was intentional. As Guyana celebrated its anniversary as a Republic during the…
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