Modern Languages Day 2018 – Kingsway Academy
On Tuesday November 20, 2018 at 8:30 a.m., C.I.O. Sean Gordon along with Grade II Officers Celest Evans and Lucien Emmanuel attended the special modern languages day assembly at Kingsway Academy under the theme “Languages Opening Doors To The World.”
Immigration Officer Celest Evans along with Her Excellency Ismara Vargas (Ambassador of Cuba), R.B.P.F. Officer, Medical Doctor Darius Turnquest and Tourism Executive Ms. Randi Sweeting individually addressed the student body on the topic “The Benefits of Knowing A Modern Language in the Workplace.”
” … In the Department of Immigration, being able to speak another language allows a person to stand out amongst their peers, earn a higher salary and opens many doors for travel opportunities abroad. Due to my knowledge of Spanish, over the past six years, I have had the opportunity to travel to Curacao, Spain, Dominican Republic, Cuba and China at no cost to me. The type of international exposure that comes with travel abroad and immersion in a foreign language broadens a person’s sense of cultural diversity and ultimately improves their overall cognitive ability…”
- – Celest Evans, Immigration Officer II
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