Showing posts with label Suriname.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suriname.. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Guyana Research Trip for Carinlangs Students


Twelve first year students on the Caribbean Institute of Language Studies  (Carinlangs ) first year BA TESOL program  will be visiting New Amsterdam , Guyana as part of their Special Seminar primary research course. Four tutors  including Director Dr. Robby Morroy will accompany the students.
Carinlangs Dance Item

The group will be travelling overland and will spend three days. On Friday the students will meet and interview professionals in nine areas of life in New Amsterdam.

On their return the students will do a research paper and a PowerPoint presentation on a selected aspect of the life and culture of Guyana. a

The Ministry of Sports and Culture  in Guyana has arranged for Ms. Shaundrel  Phillips, the acting principal of the New Amsterdam Multilateral school to link up with the Carinlangs group.

The New Amsterdam Library has invited the students to visit the library on Friday at 11.00 am to meet and interact with children during their weekly story telling time.  Two of our students will read Surinamese stories in English for the group. Mr . France Olivera Carinlangs lecturer will assist these students

The Mayor of New Amsterdam, Mr. Henry will meet the Carinlangs students when they arrive on Thursday. They will then have a mini tour of the city.

On Saturday the group hopes to be able to visit the University of Guyana’s  Berbice campus at Tain. In the evening the group will hold a mini reception at Berbice Inn for all the people who assisted them on the tour.

The group returns to Suriname on the 1st June.

This research project completes the first trimester for the Carinlangs students who began their one year BA capstone program in March. The students have already demonstrated their presentation and event management skills in a brilliant joint production with Alphamax Academy and the Indian Cultural Center celebrating Tagore’s birthday on May 10.
Carinlangs MC with Ambassadors from India & Guyana and ICC performers.



Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Important Final Term Dates at AlphaMax


AlphaMax AcademyTuesday 27 May PTA Meeting (Lower & Middle school).
Wednesday 28 May PTA Meeting(High School & GAC).

Re-registration for next year -Forms to be returned by Monday 2nd June.
Return of books-Monday 23rd.( Lower & Middle School)
& Tuesday 24 June. (High School)

Close of School/Awards Ceremony Friday 27 June
Graduation Saturday 28 June 10 am

Saturday, April 26, 2014

AlphaMax Graduates Xiomara and Tariq Getrou perform well for their US College



Indian River State College hosted the 2014 National Junior College Athletic Association Swimming and Diving National Championships in Fort Pierce at the IRSC Ann Wilder Aquatic Complex from Wednesday, March 5 to Saturday, March 8.
In that event  Monroe Community College's  (MCC) - women's 200 medley relay team of Xiomara Getrou, Laura Steuerman, Liz Maier, and Rose Louk finished third in a time of 1:53:56. This time broke the school record. 
Xiomara Getrou
In the 400 freestyle for women MCC's  relay team of Louk, Xiomara Getrou , Sarah Mack and Maier came  third with a time of 3m 46.75 seconds
Xiomara Getrou  was fifth in the 100 backstroke (1:00:04) setting  a new MCC school record .She broke the 1998 record set by Tadla. 
The women's 200 freestyle relay team -Xiomara Faithful, Sarah Mack, Laura Steuerman and Kristen Kopunek finished fifth in a time of 1:48:20. 
In the men's 200 medley relay IRC's team; Zachary Hailer, Tariq Getroul, Wagner Tristan and Trevor Benson finished 6th in a time of  1:44.70. 
Tariq Getrou set a good  pace in the 100 breaststroke but eventually  finished eighth in 1:01.75. 
The men's team consisting of Mike Monroe Klugo, Zach Hailer, Tariq Getrou and Gustavo Ramos Dos Santos came sixth n the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:29.61. 
The National Junior College Athletic Association, founded in 1938, is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments throughout the United States.
Xiomara and Tariq Getrou with MCC teammates
More than sixteen college swim teams from around the country took part in NJCAA Championship title, as they swam in competitions including the 500 Freestyle, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Freestyle Relay, 1M and 3M Diving. 
Surinamese Students Xiomara and Tariq Getrou are graduates of AlphaMax Academy and won several sports awards while there.Xiomara also represented Suriname at several International swim events.
1. Yurie Nakano 21 IRSC-FL 
2. Leonard Shelby 21 IRSC-FL 
3. Briana Flores 19 IRSC-FL 
4. Cheyenne Rova 17 ILCC-IA 
5. Xiomara Getrou MCC 1:00:41 1:00:04 
6. Bonnie Brown 18 SGC-GA 
7. Karolina Siwiec LC IL- 
8. Megan Harding 18 SGC GA