Anatol rodgers biography for kids

The Anatol Rodgers High School opened its doors to students in 2008, but it was just last week officially opened by Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham.  The school is named in honor of the deceased Anatol Rodgers, who committed her life and talents to teaching, which is known as one of life's noblest vocations.
The prime minister said Rodgers made her mark in the field of education through encouraging her students to do their best.  He said she believed in Bahamians' ability to achieve and as a result provided the environment where they could do so.
He described Rodgers as a woman of stellar character and that at the core of her character she had the ability to discern the good, and the possibilities in the character of her students, including those of whom others had long thrown up their hands in frustration.

He said she recognized the talents of those with especially gifted minds or talents in certain subject areas, and provided the individuals with the avenues and the adv