Jean Gérard Fleuriot, school director, explained the importance of this activity. According to him, the youth of today do not read contemporary authors. "While some Haitian schoolchildren know Oswald Durand, Etzer Vilaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Montesquieu, they do not know Gary Victor, Francketienne, Michel Sukkar, Dominique Batraville, or Yanick Lahens,” he explained. “We wanted this activity to encourage school children and high school students and provide a new perspective on the Haitian contemporary writers who continue to shine on th
Uniting against violence in schools by reading
On March 20th, lycée Jean-Jacques Dessalines of Port-au-Prince, together with the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training /(MENFP in French) held their first book fair. More than a dozen high school students took part in this activity marked by the launch of the MENFP reading caravan on the theme "The book in the center of the high schools”
Par Le Nouvelliste
27 mars 2015 | Lecture : 2 min.