Parkinson Memorial Secondary School
Secondary school in Barbados
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The Parkinson Memorial Secondary School is a co-educational public secondary school, located at Pine East-West Boulevard, The Pines, Wildey, St.Michael, Barbados. It was opened on 22 February 1961.
| Parkinson Memorial Secondary School | |
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The Pines, Wildey East West Boulevard, St. Michael Barbados | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public secondary |
| Motto | Onward Ever Upward. |
| Established | 1960 |
Principal | Ian Holder |
| Enrollment | 870 |
History
Parkinson Memorial was established by the Government of Barbados in September 1960 and officially opened in 1961. It is named for educator Augustus Rawle Parkinson.[1]
The school celebrated its 50th anniversary with a month of activities between Saturday, 19 February, and Saturday, 19 March 2011.[2]
Students at the school raised $1000 to provide aid to Dominican students in 2017, following Tropical Storm Erika.[3]
In 2018, Goddard Enterprises Ltd. (GEL) donated $1 million to rebuild the school's Block D, which had been damaged by fire some years earlier.[4] The CEO of GEL said the company "regards educational investment a critical mission for the organisation, and after adopting the school, providing job placements and invaluable work experiences for many students."[4] He said the public-private-partnership was "aimed at improving this generation of youths that we think will be the next leaders and entrepreneurs within Barbados".[5]
At a 2019 leadership conference at the school, students were encouraged to "be innovative, resourceful and to maintain a positive attitude" as part of the school’s positive behaviour management programme.[6]