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The Climax of the 2025 Inter-school Garden Competition Adjudication
Judging Wraps Up for National School Gardening Competition by Brent Simon
The judging process for the Inter-school Gardening Competition officially concluded today 3rd April, 2025, with the final set of schools that registered for the competition were assessed.
This initiative highlights the dedication of students and teachers towards sustainable agriculture and environmental awareness.
Throughout the competition the schools were judged on several aspects of their gardens that were included in four main categories (a) design and layout (b) plant health (c) management practices and record keeping.
The evaluation focused on several factors with the inclusion of soil, conservation, pest control, mulching, and financial tracking, ensuring that students gained a well-rounded grasp of agricultural best practices from an early age.
Twenty-six (26) schools participated in this competition:
Day 1 Thursday 27th, March 2025
Name of School Address
Ottos Comprehensive School Mary E. Pigott Drive
Clarehall Secondary School Cassada Gardens
Mill Academy Ltd. Law Pasture, All Saint’s Road
Maria Holder Preschool Buckley’s Village
Greenbay Primary School Federation Road
Villa Preschool Villa Area
Adele School Friars Hill Road, St. John’s
Day 2 Wednesday 2nd, April,2025
Name of School Address
Sir Luther Wynter Preschool Queen Elizabeth Highway
Simon Bolivar Preschool St. Johnson’s Village
Sir Novelle Richards Academy Tomlinson’s
Parham Primary School Parham Town
Pares Secondary School Pares Village
Pares Primary School Pares Village
Glanville’s Secondary School Glanville’s
Freetown Primary School Freetown Village
Ocean View Preschool Bethesda
11 Hours Sunshine Preschool English Harbour
Day 3 Thursday 3rd, April 2025
Name of School Address
TN Kirnon School Old Parham Road
Yahweh Shammah Play Centre Preschool and Daycare Golden Grove Main Road
Jennings Primary School Jenning’s Village
Jenning’s Secondary School Ebenezer
SR Olivia David Primary School Bolans
Old Road Primary School Old Road Village
Mc Chesney George Secondary School Codrington, Barbuda
Judges noted a high level of creativity, teamwork, and motivation from most participating schools and expressed their delight at the efforts the children and teachers have made to be a part of this competition.
Noticeably the 2025 competition was by for larger and more impressive than the previous year and the hope is that it will continue to grow.
The judges were:
Carol-Faye Bynoe-George/ Head Judge
Angela Ephraim
Efuru Elihu
Jahmol Colbourne
Junior Green
Brent Simon
With the final assessments now complete, attention turns to the announcement of results at the Awards Ceremony and Agri Expo on 8th April in the Botanical Gardens.
At this event the top-performing schools will be recognized for their outstanding efforts. The competition has proven to be an inspiring journey, fostering a new generation of young agricultural enthusiasts who are eager to contributor to a greener future.
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Kudos to all the schools that participated
I am excited to see which school comes on top
I love this
When will the results come out ?
What will the winners receive?
This should be a yearly competition. Love it. I also want Bolans Primary school’s name back.
A great and worthwhile initiative, as it instills the symbiotic relationship between plant life and animal life.
I started with my grandparents decades ago, and to this day, I am atill amazed, at what plants does.
I hope, that the school bureaucracy can make Agricultural Science as compulsory in schools, as is mathematics and other spoken languages.
In the redevelopment, of my present neighborhood, what they term #gentrification, we are adding such things as outdoor classrooms to Elementary Schools in particular.
Again, kudos to those who have initiated this project and much success moving forward. I’m presently enjoying my spring mixtures of daffodils, daises, magnolias, tulips, spring greens lettuce, arugula etc, as my community garden springs to life from the death of winter.
Jumbee Picknee aka Ras Smood
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Vere C. Edwards