Chloe Jacobs is the Stewartville Primary School Character Champion.

Chloe Jacobs is the Stewartville Primary School Character Champion.

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…

Character is not separate from education, it is a part of it.

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…

We’ve got another winner. Robin Massey won $500 in the 2nd Calendar Raffle draw.

With the second drawing held yesterday, ticket holders now have two more chances to win $1,500 in cash. Ruth Cummings-Hypolite, GUTSY’s Advisor and Trainer, selected the winning ticket. Ken O’Neil and Janice Hall witnessed the drawing. The third drawing will take place on September 26,…

GUTSY Advisor and Trainer Dr. Ruth Cummings Hypolite, Director of Early Education, Jersey City School District receives the Administrative Excellence Distinguished Alumni Award.

Dr. Ruth Cummings Hypolite, Director of Early Childhood Education, Jersey City School District and Trainer and Advisor of We Are GUTSY, Inc. recently received the “Administrative Excellence Distinguished Alumni Award” at the Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe College of Education Distinguished Alumni Award ceremony held at…

We are grateful for you.

We want to thank our sponsors for their generous financial support for our fundraiser, Sips & Tips. Their contributions allowed us to showcase a slice of Guyana and the Caribbean and to raise awareness about our work, enabling others to join us in our efforts….

Join Guyana’s educator Lorenza Hernandez as she introduces the 2024 online workshop series and the Character Pillar Fairness

Feedback from our educators in Guyana who participated in our first workshop of the new school year.

Thank you teachers from Paramakatoi Nursery and Secondary Schools, Meten Meer Zorg Islamic Academy, and Providence Primary. We value your feedback. The next workshop will be held Monday, October 16 at 6:00 p.m. when we explore more about how to integrate the character pillar of…

SCHOOLS SHARE SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES

During a visit to the schools involved with the We Are GUTSY, Inc. initiative to coach character skills to students in Guyana, the teachers and Principals shared their experiences with members of the US-based Organization. According to the school leaders, helping students understand what good…

GUTSY GUYANA MEMBERS TRAINED IN CHARACTER COUNTS! PROGRAM

Five members of the recently formed We Are GUTSY (Guyana) Inc. participated in a workshop hosted by the Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University, home of CHARACTER COUNTS!  The workshop was sponsored by We are GUTSY, Inc. based in the USA. The…

Let’s make 2023 a great year. GUTSY educators’ training schedule

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