50 YEARS BAJAN PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPETITION LEARNING INFORMATION
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CULTURE
EDUCATION
SPORTS
 Barbados was settled around 1623. Its
natives at the time were two
Amerindians tribes - the Arawaks and
the Caribs.
 On Nov 30th 1966 Errol Walton Barrow
led Barbados into Independence and
became our first Prime Minister.
 Barbados is 21 miles long, 14 miles
wide and 166 square miles. Its capital
city is Bridgetown and its population is
approximately 285,000 people.
 Sugar was Barbados main industry
until the 1970’s. Over the years, the
number of sugar factories has gone
from twenty-six to a mere two. Those
two being Andrews Sugar Factory in St.
Joseph and Portvale Sugar Factory in
St. James.
 Sir Errol Walton Barrow led the way
in providing free secondary
education in 1962.
 The educational system in
Barbados has four levels: Nursery ages 3 to 5; Primary - ages 5 to 11;
Secondary - ages 11 to 16 and
Tertiary - any age after secondary.
 Education is compulsory for
children between 5 to 16 years.
 The first Minister of Education after
independence was the Hon.
Cameron Tudor. He was followed
by the Hon. Llyod Erskine
Sandiford.
 Cricket was first played in Barbados
by British soldiers stationed here in
the 1800’s.
 Village cricket has been played on
roads, pastures and the beach with
rubber strand balls, soft balls and
taped balls.
 Barbados won 12 out of the first 20
Shell Shield tournaments with five
straight winning seasons between
1975 and 1980.
 Some Great Barbadian cricketers
include Sir Garfield Sobers - the
greatest in the world, the 3 Ws
(Weekes, Worrell and Walcott) the
opening pair Greenidge and Haynes
and pacers Wes Hall, Joel Garner
and Malcolm Marshall.
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Mrs. Billie Miller, Former Chief
Education Officer
Sir Everton Weekes
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Sir Hugh W. Springer, our 4th
Governor General
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Monkey Pot
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Gun Hill
WK 2
 Barbados’ National Anthem was
written by Mr. Irving Burgie and
composed by Mr. Roland Edwards.
 The flag was designed by Mr. Grantley
Prescod. The blue represents the sea
and sky, the gold - the sand, and the
broken trident - Barbados breaking
away from Britain.
 The Coat of Arms was designed by Mr.
Neville Connell and the National
Pledge was written by Mr. Lester
Vaughan in 1973.
 There are two major political parties in
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Ministry of Education
 At the time of independence, many
public primary schools were
conducted in Churches; mostly
Anglican.
 Just before independence, in 1965
the Government began assisting
private schools with bursaries,
teachers’ salaries and funds.
 The University of the West Indies
was opened in 1963 at the Harbour
site in Bridgetown and was moved
to Cave Hill in 1967.
 The Barbados Community College
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Cricket Arm Pad
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Former Kensington Oval
 The Barbados Football Association
(BFA) celebrated its 100th
anniversary in 2010.
 Approx. 105 football organizations
come under the BFA with over
17,000 males and females playing
from juniors to the master’s levels.
 The BFA became affiliated to the
highest world football association
(FIFA) in 1968. International
matches were played mainly at the
National Stadium.
 Barbados best performances were
Barbados – The Barbados Labour Party
(BLP) and the ruling Democratic
Labour Party (DLP) led by the
Honorable Prime Minister Mr.
Freundel Stuart.
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Mr. Irving Burgie
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was located at Sherbourne, Two
Mile Hill before moving to Howell’s
Cross Road, in the Ivy.
defeating Haiti in 1974 and Costa
Rica in a CONCACAF semifinal on
July 16th, 2000.
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Former Principal of Garrison
Secondary, Mr. Matthew Farley
Emerson Boyce
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Girl’s school panama hat
Used for garbage and goals
Rockyln Bus
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Barbados Community College
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A. Wildey Astro Turf
Parliament Buildings
WK 3
 In 1985, the Emancipation Statue
called “Bussa” was unveiled to honor
the 150th anniversary of emancipation
and to symbolize the broken chains of
slavery.
 The Independence Arch was built in
1987 in recognition of 21 years of
independence.
 The most popular festival in Barbados
is the Crop Over festival occurring from
May to August.
 The National Independence Festival of
Creative Arts (NIFCA) began in
November 1973
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 Educational Television ETV was
started in 1970 and students in
some classrooms watched lessons
taught on TV.
 The Samuel Jackman Prescod
Polytechnic (SJPP) was officially
opened in 1970.
 The Caribbean Examinations
Council (CXC), replaced the General
Certificate of Education (GCE).
 In 1974 the School Meals Centre at
Country Road was officially opened.
Students got Milk and Biscuits at
break and a hot meal at lunch for
ten cents.
 Road tennis was invented in
Barbados in the 1930s and is
mostly played on roads and
pavements.
 The equipment consists of an 8
inch wooden net, a bald tennis ball
and wooden racket. The court is
21ft by 10ft.
 On January 11th 2012 Road Tennis
was featured on CNN.
 The major tournament is the World
Road Tennis Series in November
and Mark “Venom” Griffith
defeated Michael “Jackson” in 2015
to become the reigning champion.
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Olga Lopes-Seale
President of BSTU
Mark “Venom” Griffith
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Old Windmill
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Typewriter
Road Tennis Courts
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Bathsheba
UWI
World Road Tennis Tournament at
Gymnasium
In 1990 Dame Nita Barrow, sister
of Errol Barrow became our first and
only female Governor-General.
 In 1998, April 28th was chosen as
National Heroes day and 10 men and
women were made national heroes.
 There are four live-sized statues of
 In 1976 the Textbooks Loan Scheme  The Athletics Association of
got started with secondary school
Barbados (AAB) joined the IAAF in
Parents paying just $20.00.
1966.
 From 1976 children had to remain
 Barbados schools athletics
in school until they were 16yrs.
championships are known as
NAPSAC and BSSAC.
 Co-education started in 1976 with
Combermere. By 1981, St. Michael  Barbados sent its first national
Barbadians who lived since
independence - Sir Errol Barrow, Sir
Frank Walcott, and Sir Garfield Sobers.
 Trafalgar Square was renamed
National Heroes Square.
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Rachel Pringel
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Mortar & Pestle
Girls, Harrisons College, Lodge,
team to the 1968 Mexico Olympics
Alexandra, Foundation and
and has been at every Olympics
Coleridge & Parry were all coed.
since, except in 1980.
 St. Leonard’s Boys’ and Springer
 Jim Wedderburn was the first
Memorial Girls’ schools are the only
Barbadian to win an Olympic medal
remaining same-sex public schools.
in 1960 and Obadele Thompson
was the second, winning bronze in
the 100M at the Sydney Olympics.
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Former BNCPTA President
Jim Wedderburn
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School shoes
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Shot put
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WK 5
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Holetown
West Terrace Primary
 Harrison's Cave, a popular natural
attraction was opened in 1974.
 In November, 1978 the ship
Stavronikita was sunk to form an
artificial reef near Folkestone Marine
Park.
 Barbados' national dish coucou is
made with cornmeal and okra and is
served with flying fish.
 Mauby, a drink made from the bark of
a small tree was sold by a 'Mauby
woman' from a container carried on
her head.
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Skills Training got started in 1979
at various centres in the
community. Students there are
given $75.00 each week.
In 1983 the Ministry of Education
set up Boards of Management at
the newer secondary schools.
Guidance and Counselling
was started in 21 public secondary
schools in 1989 with each school
having a Guidance counselor.
Children are allowed to sit the
Common Entrance Examination
between the ages of 9+ and 11+
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2000 Sydney Olympics
 The Barbados Turf Club, located at
the Garrison Savannah manages
races in Barbados. It was
established in 1905.
 The Garrison Savannah racetrack is
1,800 meters (8.95 furlongs) and is
open to horses, age three or older.
 The Sandy Lane Gold Cup, originally
the Cockspur Gold Cup, started in
1982, and is the most popular
horse race in the Caribbean.
 Venice Richards, Jono Jones and
Patrick Husbands have won the
most Gold Cups - 4 each and
Stanford Prince and Blast of Storm
are the horses with the most wins 3 each.
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King Dyal
Past President of UWI Cave Hill
Patrick Husbands
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School bench
Rediffusion
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Golden Square
Horse bits
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Bridgetown Library
Garrison Savahna
WK 6
 Chattel Houses were small wooden
 In 1997 The Ministry of Education,
homes built by freed slaves on blocks
Youth Affairs and Culture was
so they could be moved.
moved to its present site now
called the Elsie Payne Complex.
 Plantation houses or great homes
were built of solid structures on acres
 The Criterion Reference Test was
of land by the British in 1625.
introduced for children in Infants B
and Class 2 at primary school.
 Queen's Park House was the original
 In 1998 the Edna Nicholls Centre for
home of General Vaughan, who
brought British troops to the West
children who are ‘at risk’ was
Indies. It now has a theatre, a sports
opened at Boscobell, St. Peter.
ground and an art gallery.
 From Independence until present
 The Barbados Garrison was the largest
12 persons have served as
in the British Colonies in the 18th and
Ministers of Education.
19th centuries. It was made a UNESCO
World Heritage site in 2011.
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Jackie Opel
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President of BAPPSS
 Netball was played in Barbados
before the 1950s and the Barbados
Netball Association was formed on
March 15 1975.
 The national team, nicknamed
“Bajan Gems” is coached by Anna
Shepherd, and captained by RheAnn Niles.
 Barbados national team is ranked
11th in the INF World Rankings.
 Barbados best results were 6th in the
1987 World Championships and 6th
in the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
The under 16 national team placed
2nd in the 2016 Jean Pierre Youth
Tournament hosted in Barbados.
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Kathy Harper Hall
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Sad iron
Lunch tin
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Bibs
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Queen’s Park, Bridegtown
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Netball Stadium
Parados Day care