On Friday, September 6, the Pacific Community unveiled two new literacy resources in honor of International Literacy Day.
One of the resources is a regional poetry booklet aimed at enhancing literacy through poetry, making it suitable for educators and parents at different educational stages. This booklet is titled “Voices of the Pacific Youth: A Literacy Learning Tool.”
Ruci Qele, the Educational Assessment Specialist for Literacy at the Pacific Community, emphasized that while the booklet draws from the findings of the 2021 Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment, primarily targeting Year 4 and Year 6 students, it can be utilized by teachers, educators, and parents to establish foundational literacy among Pacific students, irrespective of their educational level.
Additionally, the Pacific Community launched the Pacific’s Education Research Bank, a digital platform available on the Pacific Data Hub that offers access to regional education research and aims to tackle information management challenges.
The event also celebrated the 20th anniversary of the South Pacific Form Seven Certificate, a regional qualification for Year 13 students.
This year’s literacy day theme was “Enhancing literacy through multilingualism: Promoting peace across the Blue Pacific Continent.”
The Pacific Community plans to distribute these new resources to Education Ministries across its 15 member nations.