Sunshine Campers tour Supreme Court

The Sunshine Campers, based at the St. Stephen’s Nursery School in Black Rock, St. Michael, got the opportunity to tour the Supreme Court Complex yesterday and interact with members of the legal fraternity.

Justice William Chandler, who took the little ones on tour of the facility, told The Barbados Advocate that such visits are key in reinforcing the need for the youth of Barbados to stay on a positive path, to help “save our country”.

“I spoke to them about the layout of the court, showed them where the lawyers are, the Chief Justice. Unfortunately, he is not here today to meet with the children, but he sends his regards. Then I had a discussion with them in terms of keeping themselves out of trouble, making sure that they listen to their parents and not follow bad company so that they wouldn’t end up here in the courts,because we toured the criminal courts. So it was indeed a pleasure having them here and I thank the organisers,” Justice Chandler said of the visit.

Ramona Williams, counsellor for the Sunshine Campers and a teacher at St. Stephen’s Nursery, noted that the visit was in keeping with the theme being pushed for this year’s camp.

“Our theme for this summer camp is “Who Are the People in the Neighbourhood”, so we focused on all the places in the neighbourhood that allow the neighbourhood to function effectively,” she indicated.

“So we decided, as one of our culminating activities, to visit the Supreme Court of Barbados – the court being a strong entity in Barbados – to help the young children grow up and know to keep away from bad company and to focus on the right things in life,” Williams added, noting that the children had already visited other key places such as the post office, Black Rock Polyclinic and the supermarket, which they also enjoyed.