On day 2, we journeyed 7 miles outside of Georgetown to a small village called Malgre Tout on the West Bank of Demerara. This quaint location sits between Versailles and Klein Pouderoyen, and you could almost miss it if you are going too fast. At…
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Our journey continued at Stewartville Primary School on the West Coast of Demerara in Region 3. This was our first meeting with Headmaster Sase Harilall, who is new to the CHARACTER COUNTS! program. He warmly welcomed us and we appreciated the thoughtful way he arranged…
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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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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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This month’s CHARACTER focus was Responsibility, and Azalia and Nathan showed exactly why these lessons matter. Azalia was named our April CHARACTER Champion for her composition about a situation at home where she had to make a difficult choice. She could stay silent while her…
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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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We Are GUTSY, Inc. is proud to introduce our first CHARACTER Champions. This new initiative was created to recognize students in Guyana who are not only learning the PILLARS of CHARACTER, but showing real growth in how they live them. Each month, participating schools may…
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GUTSY’s first workshop of 2026 focused on Citizenship, and the timing was intentional. In early February, teachers from GUTSY’s participating schools in Guyana came together to talk about what citizenship really means and how to teach it in a way children can understand and live…
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This year our focus is on integrating the Six Pillars of Character within and outside the classroom. We’ve helped educators, principals, parents and students understand what it means to be trustworthy, respectful, responsible, fair, caring and a good citizen. We’ve engaged them virtually and look…
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