The New Amsterdam Multilateral School has won the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) trophy in the National Quiz Competition held recently in Georgetown. Each of the four winners, Eion Jotis, Naomi Ramotar, Danielle Cameron and Saphira Ghanie won a trip to Bagannara Resort; trophies and $10,000 Giftland OfficeMax vouchers,Patrik Berglund Jersey, as well as trophies and medals.Berbice’s premier secondary institution won by eight points against St. Joseph High.The winning team with their teachersOther schools that participated were Mahdia Secondary; St. Rose’s High; Rosignol Secondary, and Diamond Secondary. Their manager was Head of the Science Department, Mr. Leon Thomas assisted by Ms. Jeanne Jeffery who worked with the students on Social Studies.Quacey Bowry, the teacher who coached the students, said that she was confident that her team would have emerged winners.“I am very proud of them, and to have been working with them,Fabian Moreau Womens Jersey, I knew they had the ability to win the competition because they studied their work. My job was made easier because they study the material on the LCDS and the Low Carbon Initiative.”Young Eon Jotis, the team leader, scored 21 points and he said that he felt very good “because I worked very hard to achieve this goal.” The students had to attend school on Saturdays just to push in the work and studying for the competition.The school recently resuscitated its Community Day programme, which will now be featured at least once per term on the school calendar of activities. Planner and Coordinator of the event, Deputy Principal, Ms. Shaundell Phillips, said that the multilateral programme is aimed at shaping multi- talented individuals for the society and that the school’s curriculum is not all about academics and gaining multiple CXC subjects.Deputy HM Ms. Phillips (bottom) also shares in the moment of victory“We wanted to take the ‘multi’ spirit into the community,” she said. “Judging from today’s activity, it has its permanent place on the multilateral programme.” Groups of students of the school visited several nursery schools, including Smythfield, Savannah Park, St. Mary’s,Sidney Jones Youth Jersey, Hibiscus,Christian Folin Jersey, Mt. Sinai, and Trinity Street Nursery Schools. They also visited the Dharam Shala,Ryan Tannehill Dolphins Jersey, Berbice Anjuman Orphanage, Alpha Children’s Home; Viola Nursery; National Psychiatric Hospital (NPH) and Angoy’s Avenue. They also made little donations at the various places they visited.“What was very, very rewarding was that none of the children returned to school the same way they left. Some of them even shed tears after realizing how fortunate many of them were and they expressed the desire to do this activity every month.”“We do this so that we can let the students understand that being educated is not only bearing 10,11,12,15 or 16 subjects—education is supposed to focus on the whole person and we’re aiming to develop—as the school name suggests—a multi- talented, multi- ability individual,Celtics Throwback Jersey,” the Deputy- Principal stated. The school, established in 1975, held its first Community Day on February 20, 1976.