Basseterre, St. Kitts, Wednesday, February 25, 2026: The Curriculum Development Unit (CDU) is hosting a series of Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) PEARL Sustainability and Re-generation Consultations from Monday, February 23, to Thursday, February 26, aimed at strengthening collaboration and advancing educational development across St. Kitts and Nevis.
The four-day series of consultations brings together key education stakeholders to discuss strategies, share insights, and provide feedback to support the continued enhancement of the education system.
Mr. Francil Morris, Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, underscored the region’s major strides in educational innovation and stressed the importance of sustaining these efforts beyond initial rollout.
“Over the past years, we have been part of building something extraordinary: the Generative 5 (Gen 5) assets, the harmonized digital curriculum, the regional early reading and Mathematics assessments, the MyPD platform, the CSSI improvement model, and our shared MERL architecture. These tools have been rigorously designed, tested, and shaped through your direct work, insights, and leadership. But as the Sustainability Guide reminds us, implementation is only the beginning.”
Mrs. Amanda Serrant – Edmead, Director, Curriculum Development Unit, emphasized the importance of transforming recent reforms into enduring structures.
“As we move towards the end of the project phase, we face a critical choice: we can allow this work to remain a successful pilot, or we can ensure that it becomes permanent in how we do education in St. Kitts and Nevis and the OECS. This sustainability and regenerative consultation is a bout making that shift. Moving from project implementing initiatives to embedding it into the system, from short-term reform to long-term stability, from external support to internal strength.”
The consultations began on Monday, February 23, with a session involving teachers and principals. This meeting provided an opportunity for educators at the school level to share their experiences, challenges, and recommendations regarding curriculum implementation and instructional practices.
On Tuesday, February 24, the focus shifted to senior leadership within the Ministry of Education in St. Kitts. Wednesday’s session brought together Education Officers and members of the Curriculum Development Unit (CDU). The final session will take place on Thursday, February 26, in Nevis, where officials from the Ministry of Education, Nevis, will participate in consultations.
The OECS PEARL consultations underscore the CDU’s commitment to inclusive stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement within the education sector. By engaging educators, administrators, and ministry officials, the initiative aims to strengthen educational outcomes and ensure that national efforts remain aligned with regional priorities.