Our History 

South Georgetown Secondary School Alumni Association (SGGSSAA ) is a Non-Profit organization established on 7th February, 2009. This was the brain-child of Rae Phillips who collaborated with other former students of the school to launch the initiative in the United States.

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The founding members are Rae Phillips, Edele Harding, Lyndon Laing, Yeon Adams,Mark Amsterdam, Karen Deane, Myrna Wren and Ronald Thomas. The initial meetings were held at one of the funding member’s home in Brooklyn. As our numbers increased, we moved to another location in Brooklyn during September, 2009. The impetus for the Association was to bring people together and collaboratively create opportunities to be involved in some social developmental work in Guyana. Conscious of our school’s non-existence, we saw an opportunity to look beyond our limitations and support another school in the Community. After careful deliberations, St. Stephens Primary School was unanimously identified to be the benefactor of our benevolence and a qualifying framework was established.

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With the approval of the Ministry of Education, SGSSAA USA and the Guyana Chapter worked collaboratively with the Principal and Teachers of St. Stephen’s Primary School to provide educational services to the student population. In so doing, we anticipated seeing the improvement of the students' academic performance and the elevation of the school's overall standing amongst the top primary schools. An Educational Development Committee (EDC) was established and an Academic Development Plan (ADP) wad developed. The objectives of the ADP are directly linked to our mission statement.