RE: A few more pics from the Mausica Mini Trini Lime

2011-Dec-28-2115Hrs
Hi Errol
A few more pics from the Trini Mini Lime
Joan Brathwaite

RE: Greetings & Pics from Mausica Trini Mini Lime

2011-Dec-28-2107Hrs
Hi Errol

Seasons greetings and may the peace of the Christ Child be with all my fellow Mausicans throughout 2012. A special 'Thank You' to all 22 persons (19 Mausicans and 3 guests) who purchased tickets from me for the Trin Mini Lime. I am sharing a few pictures with the Mausica family. Enjoy!

Regards

Joan (JB) Brathwaite

RE: blog

2011-Dec-25-2139Hrs

HAPPY HOLIDAYS & THE BEST ALWAYS

 

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO 2013

 

TO: OUR MAUSICA FAMILY

FROM: ALL OF US IN CANADA

 

Brenda

 

"And this too will pass."

Brenda Alexander-Perez

RE: Mausica Christmas Party

2011-Dec-24-1810Hrs
Brenda Alexander-Perez

RE: MAUSICA WEEKLY EMAILS

2011-Dec-23-1219Hrs
Hi Errol,
Irving Frederick would like to be included in the Mausica blog: irvfrederick@gmail.com
Felix Edinborough

RE: C'masGreetings

2011-Dec-23-0732Hrs

Hello to all Mausicans'

Turn on your speakers and enjoy the greetings.

Love and blessings for a wonderful Christmas and New Year 012.

http://home.cogeco.ca/~elashley/mausica/felixEdinboroughCmasGreetings.mp3

Felix Edinborough

RE: Trini Mini Lime

2011-Dec-22-2004Hrs
Hey all the Trini Mini Lime met all expectations and surpassed. I hope that all of us who attended and enjoyed themselves immensely, will  give their feedback on the blog.  Please give responses.  All those who came in from the cold, we were so happy to have you all. Please come again.  This will take a few weeks. WIll try to attach some pics this week.  Will continue next week. Ah trying to clean house and I have to go and pick up my Dad at the airport in a few minutes. Wanted to  post something this week.

 ALL THE BEST BLESSINGS OF THE SEASON


HUGS, HUGS, HUGS, AND MORE HUGS WERE SHARED  ON SUNDAY. MORE PICS.NEXT WEEK

 Anna Maria Mora

Re: MAUSICA WEEKLY EMAILS

2011-Dec-21-0455Hrs
To My Mausica Family,
Season's Greetings.  May you all have a blessed Christmas and a healthy and  prosperous New Year.
Rodney and Marjorie Foster

RE: A Christmas prayer

2011-Dec-19-2133Hrs

Sharing a Christmas tradition... late for this year, but...

On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 4:36 PM, Pat Ryan wrote:

A treasure map is my Christmas tree

and on it are placed God's gifts to me

God's gifts are many, my heart is light

and I think of that far away Christmas night

when the Christ Child came

to light the world with His holy flame

Mausicans all

My mother's sister, Aunty Olin , who was my Godmother, taught me this prayer when I was a little girl.   We used to say it on the 9 days before Christmas...   You can share it with the little ones in your lives and also the little child within you all in readiness for Christmas 2012.

have a Blessed and Peaceful Christmas and may 2012 be really special.   Pat

Patricia Ryan

Re: MAUSICA WEEKLY EMAILS

2011-Dec-17-1941Hrs

Angela Jarvis here wishing all and sundry a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2012. We did have a lovely 2011 and thanks top the NY posse! love to all for making 2011 aa special yea for us all.All the best for the season. angela

Angela Jarvis

RE: MAUSICA WEEKLY EMAILS

2011-Dec-17-0945Hrs

It is indeed shocking to hear of Leonora's death. She was my neighbor for some years in la Florissante. As I write this I feel great sadness and regret that I knew she was ill, and I  promised myself that I need to call. I never did. She was a lovely friend and colleague. She will be sorely missed.

Janet Coward

RE: Mausica Christmas party

2011-Dec-16-1956Hrs
Brenda
"And this too will pass."
2011-Dec-14-0850Hrs
Hi Errol,
I will be sending you some pictures from allum, you may post them on the blog.
Brenda
"And this too will pass."
Brenda Alexander-Perez

Re: MAUSICA WEEKLY EMAILS

2011-Dec-16-1951Hrs
Thanks Errol,
I will treasure that document. Very useful information
Blessings
Dr. Merle Baker

RE: MAUSICA WEEKLY EMAILS

2011-Dec-16-0508Hrs

Thank you Herbie Garvin for the Discussion paper which I will read carefully... at a quick glance, I do not remember an entrance test, but perhaps those of us with some teaching years were considered to have passed.  I was 25 the year I got in as a Pioneer, grasping the opportunity as I so wanted to be trained.   MTC was a positive experience for me on many levels.  I really would like to know from later Mausicans how and why the malaise set in.

I wish evertyone a Holy and Peaceful Christmas and a 2012 whch will provide sufficient for your needs.   Be blessed... Pat

Pat Ryan

RE: Mausican

2011-Dec-16-0445Hrs
Kindly include Daniel Gay (73 - 75) on your mailing list. His email address is dgay1952@yahoo.com.
Herbert Garvin
(73 - 75)

RE: Correction

2011-Dec-15-0417Hrs
Dear Errol,

This is a correction to my last info.  Leonora Toney was a Mausican in the '77 -'79  year group, no the '75' -'77 as I said before.  Roland Timothy was at the funeral and he corrected this for me.  Abundant Blessings for this Season to all my Mausican bredren and sistren.  Mausica 50 2013 - Trini Mini Lime comes off on Sunday 18th. Printed 75 tickets and all gorn, had to add 5 names to the list for Hilton.  Look for pics. Maria

Anna Maria Mora

RE: Death Announcement - Wife of COP Chairman Joseph Toney

2011-Dec-12-0554Hrs

Dear Errol,

How are you?  Yes, Leonora Carrera-Toney was a Mausican. She might have been in the '75-'77 year group.  If anyone was in this year, please let us know.  I had her in a "Guidance and Counselling" class at The School of Continuing Studies, UWI years ago and she was so supportive of me and my youth center. She really wanted to make a difference in the lives of the children, this is why she chose to do this course.  She was beautiful, bubbly, optimistic,caring and all characteristics that make for a world full of peace and love, if we were all to possess them.  All the tributes from all who knew her attested to her love for animals, plants, her kitchen garden and her openness and welcoming spirit.  Actually at her funeral a donation will be taken up for the TTSPCA.

After Mausica, this was her journey Arima Girls Government for a little while, then Arima Boys Government, Arima New Government and Febeau Government from where she retired early on medical grounds.  She had been not well for many years, but an eternal optimist.

Please if anyone from her year group reads this, please add to the remembrances.

Anna Maria Mora

Wife of COP Chairman Joseph Toney - Funeral

2011-Dec-10-1727Hrs

Carrera-Toney, Lenora, formerly of 21 Providence Gardens Santa Cruz, died on Thursday December 8th 2011. Loving wife of Joseph Toney. Mother of Ria Carrera-Toney and Adanna Toney. Sister of Rhona Young, Carlton Felix, Monica John, Martin John and Brigid John. Daughter of Veera John. Daughter-in-Law of David and Beulah Toney. Sister-in-Law of Michael Toney, Hayden Toney, Betty ChewLin, Patsy Toney, David Toney, Deryck Toney and Gerard Toney. Niece of Eileen Carrera.

Funeral service takes place on Tuesday December 13th 2011 at 10am at Divine Destiny Worship Centre opposite Sardonyx Drive, Diego Martin thence to the St. James crematorium at 1:00pm. No flowers by request. Donations can be made to the TTSPCA.

Re: MAUSICA WEEKLY EMAILS

2011-Dec-10-1702Hrs

Errol,

I was browsing through some old tidbits I had gathered on Mausica Teachers' College, and I thought it would make good reading and info on how this good thing started and ended.

Herbert Garvin.

"Discussion Paper

Trinidad & Tobago: A Baseline Study of the Teacher Education System

Linda Quamina-Aiyejina, June George, Michael Kallon, Carol Keller, Samual Lochan, Jeniffer Mohammed, Balchan Rampaul

July 1999

Centre for International Education

University of Sussex Institute of Education

Multi-Site Teacher Education Research Project (MUSTER)

2.4.4 Pre-Service Training

The Maurice Committee also recommended the construction of a central college to accommodate a roll of 300 students. This recommendation was echoed by the Missen Report of 1954 which recommended the establishment of a Central Training College for Trinidad and Tobago. This resulted in the construction of Mausica Teachers’ College on a 65-acre site about 17 miles from Port of Spain. In September 1963, the college was formally opened with an enrolment of 110 students, three of whom were from Grenada.

Mausica was intended to be different from the existing colleges. It offered pre-service training to secondary school graduates who became full-time teachers  only after graduation. Persons between 18 and 25 years were accepted if they possessed five O Level passes or their equivalent. They were required to sit an entrance examination, and only those gaining 66% or more at the examination went on to be interviewed by a panel.

2.9 The Consolidation of Teacher Training

In 1956, there was one government Training College and three denominational Training Colleges with a total output of about 300 trained teachers annually. After the period of Emergency training which ended in 1962, the next major attempt to increase the supply of trained teachers came with the establishment of Mausica Teachers’ College, a residential college for young male and female teachers between 18 and 25 years. It became the largest training college with an output of about 110 students per year, which was increased further in the late 1960s to meet the challenge of preparing teachers for the junior secondary schools. This co-existence of pre-service training with in-service training at all the colleges, increased both the number of young trained teachers and the number of male teachers.

Later on, a decision was taken to close all denominational colleges getting government aid, as well as the Government Training College and the Port of Spain Emergency College, and to concentrate and economize on teacher training facilities by having two other government colleges in addition to Mausica, one in the North and another in the South. Eventually, this proposal was abandoned in favour of a strategy which called for the establishment of two new government colleges, each larger than Mausica, and the closure of Mausica. It has been surmised that the ideal of pre-service training at Mausica had apparently not worked as well as anticipated. The award of seniority and higher remuneration to young inexperienced Mausica graduates had sparked resentment and complaints from older untrained teachers with long service. It was also felt that doubts had developed about the commitment to teaching and the overall quality of these young teachers, some of whom had gone to Mausica directly from secondary schools.

The establishment of the two new government colleges, Corinth Teachers’ College  and Valsayn Teachers’ College in the 1970s, marked a return to the old formula of in-service training, aimed at accelerating the clearing of the backlog of untrained teachers. The system is still in operation.

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MEDIUM-TERM POLICY FRAMEWORK

2001-2003

Refurbishment works will be carried out at the former Mausica Teachers’ Training College, which will be converted to a Training College for prison service recruits as well as for the ongoing training of Prison Officers.

p. 37"

RE: MAUSICA WEEKLY EMAILS

2011-Dec-02-2142Hrs

Sincerest congratulations to Mervyn on the publication of his latest book. My heartfelt condolences to the Cook and Burnette families on the loss of their loved one, Carol.

Joy A. Valdez 72-74.

RE: Carol Burnette Cook

2011-Dec-02-1916Hrs
Hi Errol,

Kindly convey the deep gratitude of the entire family for the wonderful words of encouragement, kind sentiments, and love expressed for Carol and to her family, by our Mausica family on the occasion of Carol's passing.

While difficult on one level, it was also an occasion of grace for us to journey with Carol during her final weeks here.

She taught us many lessons about not only how to live but how to die. Her spirituality and strength of spirit will live on!

Of course, the family would be more than eager to contribute to the fund raising Mausica event in 2013!!!!!

Let me take this opportunity to wish you all a Blessed and Merry Christmas Season and a healthy, happy 2012

All the very best,

Magnell Robinson