It’s the second time around for Calendar Raffle winner Keith Walcott.

It’s the second time around for Calendar Raffle winner Keith Walcott.

Keith’s ticket was pulled at GUTSY’S first of 4 drawings in GUTSY’s 2026 Calendar Raffle, making him the lucky winner of $1000. Keith also won the first of 4 drawings in the Organization’s 2025 Calendar Raffle. 500 tickets were released for sale, each $20 ticket…

Stella Maris understands the importance of outfitting students with 21 century skills that matter for tomorrow: social-emotional resilience, responsibility, respect and citizenship.

Celebrating the growth in character of our students Ciara Abraham, Malgre Tout Primary School, the winner, and Marianne Phillips, Mashabo Primary, runner-up.

By recognizing students who live the PILLARS of character in their daily lives, we hope to boost teaches’ and students’ engagement in our lessons, thereby improving character skills and their udnerstanding of the SIX PILLARS.

“Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners.” – Laurence Sterne

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…

Frania is our 4th Calendar Raffle winner for 2025.

Frania Block is GUTSY’s last 2025 Calendar Raffle winner. Frania joins 3 other lucky winners of previous drawings in July August and September. Joann and Joe Barbero pulled the winning ticket today at 6 p.m. outside the Bayonne Museum. GUTSY board member Neil Bacchus of…

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….

We are more than an Organization doing good. We are GUTSY!

We are much more than a group of volunteers teaching values to children. We are an Organization of professionals partnering with those responsible for molding young minds to include behavior and attitude coaching in classroom curriculum so the youth can grow into adults who choose…

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…

GUTSY BAGS ITS FIRST AWARD

It’s an honor to be recognized by your peers. It was GUTSY’s turn for this privilege when the Guyana Cultural Association acknowledged its work during the Labor Day weekend celebrations in New York City.  GUTSY was one of several organizations and individuals selected by GCA…