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'Teacher Jenny' de Weever: the teacher behind a Sint Maarten school's name
A short profile of the late teacher Marie Genevieve 'Teacher Jenny' de Weever, whose name a Sint Maarten primary school bears and whose bust was unveiled there on 3 November 2016.
By SXM Daily ·
Marie Genevieve de Weever, known as "Teacher Jenny", was a Sint Maarten teacher whose name is carried by the Marie Genevieve de Weever primary school. On 3 November 2016 a bust of the late teacher was unveiled at the school by Education Minister Silveria Jacobs and the school's management, 721News and SMN-News reported.
Illustrative photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The school
The Marie Genevieve de Weever primary school bears her name, according to both reports. 721News reported that the school was formerly known as the Sucker Garden Primary School.
The bust
Both 721News and SMN-News describe her as the late teacher Marie Genevieve "Teacher Jenny" de Weever, and both report that Jacobs, then Minister of Education, unveiled the bust together with the school's management on 3 November 2016.
Sources
- https://www.721news.com/2016/11/minister-jacobs-unveils-bust-of-late-teacher-marie-genevieve-de-weever/
- https://sxmelections.com/news/23764/minister-silveria-jacobs-attends-unveiling-ceremony-of-bust-for-the-late-teacher-marie-genevieve-de-weever
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