Friday, April 22, 2022 Nesmy Manigat the Minister of National Education participated in the book festival at the Private School Sainte-Trinité (Port-au-Prince) of the Episcopal Church of Haiti which celebrated a day in advance World Book and Copyright Day.

A book promotion activity, an initiation to reading which took place around the theme "Traveling through the pages" in the presence of several hundred students, from the youngest to the oldest.

Minister Manigat praised the tenacity of the management of the Sainte-Trinité School which, despite the difficult conditions in downtown Port-au-Prince, continues to work for the education of young people.

Manigat spoke words of great encouragement to parents, many of whom were present at the activity, because they continue to support this school institution "Parents need to be more involved in the school life", advised the Minister who promotes an active presence of parents in the councils of public and non-public schools.

One of the highlights of this day of "travel through the pages" was the presentation of prizes to the winners of the reading and spelling contests;

In the same vein, the Minister complimented Nellanda Présendieu, a secondary I student, for her small canvas which was very noticed among the most successful drawings of her comrades, exhibited on the occasion.

Let's recall that the Sainte-Trinité School celebrates in 2022 its 109 years of service to the Haitian community. Its workforce is around 600 students, from preschool to secondary school.

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