WILLEMSTAD - What may have started as a simple project to recreate the historic land houses of Curacao to close the school year for the students of group 7 at the Sint Antonius College, turned into a mega project where they had to combine many faculties to not only recreate the monumental buildings but became storytellers of the rich past and present use of the land houses.
The children, and also their parents, where highly challenged and cooperated to create some piece of art that upon completion turned heads of all those who had the chance to admire them.
CIBC FirstCaribbean supported the project that not only brought the best out of the pupils of Sint Antonius College, but encouraged active participation of their parents and stimulated their interest into Curçacao’s rich past. One could notice the pride in each of these youngsters upon completion and presentation of their projects.
Sint Antonius School has made it a tradition to end the school year of pupils in group 7 with a project through which the students are challenged to show their creativity. This year’s project brought more alive than just the creative spirits of the students. The students, many out of the neighborhood stretching from Santa Maria to Seru Fortuna had to combine their rich creativity, their knowledge of history, measurement calculation and presentation skills to create and present their projects.
The students’ project became the center of interest in their families where mom and dad contributed as well turning each model into a masterpiece. The projects also sent the young students to out to seek information regarding the past but also the present. They all turned into inspired storytellers with good knowledge about each and every model of land house which was presented.
One of the teachers of the Group 7 classes at the Sint Antonius School said that the project brought out the best of their students. They had an excellent opportunity with this project to prove their knowledge and skills in various areas. The cooperation within the family created a truly fantastic experience that will long be remembered by these youngsters. Both teachers highly appreciated the support and collaboration of CIBC FirstCaribbean’s support for the impactful project that will long be remembered by the students.
