Central Bank of Barbados is Sponsoring a Young Barbadian for the 2014 SPISE Programme

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CENTRAL BANK OF BARBADOS IS SPONSORING YOUNG BARBADIAN IN 2014 SPISE PROGRAMME

The Central Bank of Barbados is helping a young Barbadian fulfil his dream of pursuing a career in science.
The Bank is sponsoring Sean Gloumeau’s participation in the four-week Student Programme for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE) at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus.
SPISE is an intensive four-week enrichment residential summer programme for gifted Caribbean high-school students like Sean, who are interested in studying and exploring careers in science and engineering. SPISE’s goal is to help address the low numbers of Caribbean students pursuing advanced degrees in science and engineering, and to groom the next generation of technology leaders in the Region.
Further, organiser of the programme, Professor Cardinal Warde of MIT, explained that SPISE provides a learning environment in which understanding the concepts and fundamental principles is reinforced over and above rote learning.
Sean, who will complete his second year of CAPE studies at Harrison College in Physics, Biology and Chemistry in 2015 dreams of becoming an actuary, a neurologist or a biochemist
Commenting on his first week experience in the prestigious SPISE programme, Sean said, “SPISE has been a true eye-opener as to what true science is. Science throughout secondary school has been a regurgitation game, and hence loses its lustre quite quickly. However, my homework assignments in Physics II and Electronics that I have received thus far have been brain-busters. This opportunity has made me realise that A Level examinations condition the mind to think in one way, and does not allow easy adaptability to the University level content. This has made me extremely fond of SPISE.”
In addition to Physics and Electronics, Sean is pursuing studies in Calculus, Biochemistry, Mandarin, one Caribbean concept and entrepreneurship in the SPISE programme.
Sean believes the experience will be an enriching one. “SPISE will provide me with eyes that are aware of many different careers in science, through its guest speakers and its intellectual content being taught. It will allow me to be aware of the ever-present, varying number of careers within science, and will break the veil over my eyes that has been developed by living on a small island with little opportunity for science careers,” he commented.
Of the Bank’s sponsorship, Sean said he was truly honoured. “To attend SPISE itself is a high achievement, however being sponsored by the Central Bank of Barbados truly ices the cake,” he stated.
Sean is the third beneficiary of the Bank’s sponsorship of the SPISE programme. Reiah Harris, a second year Computer and Electrical Engineering student at St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago and Cheryse Greenidge, a Foundation alumna, were the other recipients.

July 24, 2014

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