Marian Academy

Private school in Georgetown, Guyana

Websitemarianacademy.edu.gy^[1]

Marian Academy is a private Catholic nursery, primary and secondary school, located in Georgetown, Guyana. It is situated on Carifesta Avenue in central Georgetown.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

The school was opened on 14 September 1998, with 227 enrolled students.^[1] By 2001, the school had doubled in size, recording a figure of 453 students.^[1]

Since 2008, the school has run an annual "blood drive", in which students are encouraged to become blood donors.^[4] The drive is organised in collaboration with Guyana Red Cross and the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS).^[5]

In 2015, the school signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Jinshan Middle School in Fuzhou, China making Marian Academy the first school in Guyana to have a sister school in China. In 2019, 20 students from Marian visited Jinshan.^[6]

Environs

It is between a YMCA and the Guyana National Park.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Marian Academy. "Marian Academy - Official Website". Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
^ Anon (13 February 2012). "Marian Academy collects 138 units from blood drive". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
^ Marian Academy. "Facilities and Services". Marian Academy - Official Website. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
^ Stabroek Staff (9 February 2012). "Marian Academy runs fifth annual blood drive on Saturday". Stabroek news. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
^ Administrator (28 February 2008). "Blood collection drive at Marian Academy very successful". Stabroek News. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
^ "Marian Fourth Form students return from China tour". Stabroek News. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2021-01-16.