Students of the Charles F. Broomes Memorial Primary School reciting two of the Power Of Choice messages.
The Charles F. Broomes Memorial Primary School has become the first primary school on the island to launch the Power Of Choice campaign.
Other schools previously involved in the initiative include Princess Margaret Secondary School, Christ Church Foundation School, Darryl Jordan Secondary School, Queen’s College and the most recent school was the St. Leonard’s Boys’ School.
Through the campaign, banners have been placed in each of the participating schools. These banners carry ten positive messages which remind persons that they have control of their actions and decisions.
Speaking at Friday’s launch, which was attended by Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ronald Jones, FreeMind Institute and Power of Choice Founder, Errol Griffith explained the concept behind the campaign to the gathering at the school.
“What we want to share with you this morning is that the Power Of Choice is an operating system, but it is an operating system that existed from the beginning of time and will exist at the end of time because the operating system was created by who made this world,” it was explained.
Furthermore, “He gave you an operating system with a number of rules to do and not to do... One thing he gave us all was something called free will and all the Power Of Choice is highlighting and reminding us every moment of every day that we have free will and so it is not new, it is not our wisdom, it is God’s wisdom. What we want to encourage, not just you children but all adults, to use the operating system that will result in their lives being the best that they can be.”
Griffith stated that as part of the initiative, students at a later date will receive bookmarks which have their name on them. They will also have an opportunity to purchase Power of Choice shirts and other products as well as participate in the Power of Choice Club, where they will be able to showcase their talents in the areas including dance, drama and graphics.
Videos of students speaking about what the messages of the campaign include, will be shown on national television.
“There are actually thirteen Charles F. Broomes Power of Choice videos and once the parents give us permission ... we will having them playing on CBC [Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation] and you wouldn’t only see the Foundation videos anymore,” he added. (MG)