NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (June 01, 2022) — Twenty toddlers from ten preschools across Nevis will be contesting the Prince and Princess Pageant as part of the Nevis Island Administration Ministry of Education’s activities to mark Child Month 2022 for the month of June. The Department of Education officially launched Child Month 2022 at the Artisan Village on June 01. Participating preschools are Inez France Preschool, Naomi’s Preschool, Gingerland Preschool, Montessori Academy, St. John’s Preschool, Maude Crosse Preparatory School, Vern ‘N’ Llew Preschool, Charlestown Preschool, Combermere Preschool and V&J’s Preschool. Each school promoted one of the articles encompassed in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Prince and Princess Pageant is scheduled for 5 p.m. on June 29 at the Nevis Performing Arts Centre (NEPAC).
Child Month 2022 activities include Youth On the Go radio programmes, church services, the Child Month Parade on June 10, Dancing Stars at NEPAC on June 15, V&J’s Children’s Matinee, and preschoolers travelling to St. Kitts on June 24 for the annual Child Month Parade in Basseterre. Child Month 2022 is being observed under the theme “Recycle, Save the Earth for Our Children’s Future.” Junior Minister of Education in the NIA Hon. Troy Liburd said: “After navigating the COVID-19 pandemic for two years, we have a renewed sense of the importance of ensuring that we strive to secure the future for our children. The selected theme is an opportunity for us to share the importance of environmental preservation, through recycling with our children.”