Part 2 | Educational Leadership Series – The Way Bahamas

In the hallways of our Bahamian secondary schools, many students show up physically—but their minds are wrestling with issues that books and lesson plans don’t cover. For every teacher who calls the roll, there’s a young person whose readiness to learn has been eroded by situations outside the classroom: long hours helping at home, lack of food or space, stress at home, or simply the ripple‑effects of the pandemic.

Take a moment to imagine a pupil—let’s call her “Keri.” She’s in Grade 11, determined to succeed, but she carries invisible loads: an unstable home environment, inadequate nutrition some mornings, limited study space, and the cumulative impact of disrupted schooling since 2020.