Our Lead Educator Carla Meertens shares her thoughts on the proposed return to school in September: As educators, students, and caregivers begin to re-unite and re-enter the classrooms, our hearts are filled with many emotions. First, as caregivers, we are concerned about the safety of…
Read MoreA Cause for Concern. We Are GUTSY Director Saudia Ferouz on mitigating the possible emotional impact of back-to-school With talks of schools being reopened, I share a concern that many parents may also share. Our children have been home for over a year. Throughout this…
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We Are GUTSY, Inc recently introduced its program to individuals and Organisations involved in caring for children in a virtual workshop, in an effort to expand our reach in Guyana. Participants included school Principals of private and public institutions, community leaders including members of several…
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It was a fitting end to a year of distant coaching for teachers, parents, social workers and other caregivers in Guyana and the USA based Not For Profit Organization We Are GUTSY, Inc. The topic “Self Care” included a lively discussion between the Guyana group…
Read MoreWe are GUTSY, Inc., focused on parents and caregivers in a virtual discussion centered around techniques of positive parenting. Almost 50 parents eagerly engaged the GUTSY educators and Board in assessing parenting styles and exploring their benefits and disadvantages. In an informal poll conducted during the…
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Among our most precious partners are orphans who attend the Meten Meer Zorg Islamic Academy, West Coast Demerara, Guyana and who benefit from our coaching in kindness and other core values. In June We Are GUTSY, Inc donated food hampers to assist the children and…
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Our team and teachers of Josel Education Institute Georgetown, Guyana plan the second phase of their coaching program for students. The children of Josel and their teachers were among the first to benefit from social and emotional development training by the US based Not For…
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The Covid 19 pandemic put an end to the We Are GUTSY, Inc 2020 Guyana program and the USA based organizers return to work with the youth in Guyana. The Organization took to virtual distant learning and using one of their core values, resilience regrouped…
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Students love the Co-operative Circle. Here they communicate freely without fearing someone will be unkind. They are a family in the circle, they feel safe. When they speak everyone else must listen. They show kindness, they want to be acknowledged for so doing. Ms. Beverly,…
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