On the evening of Tuesday, November 4, Minister Moes is welcomed by the Lieutenant Governor of Bonaire, John Soliano, and acting Kingdom representative Jan Helmond. The following day is dedicated to an introduction to the Executive Board of the Public Entity Bonaire and visits to the primary school Kolegio Kristu Bon Wardador and Scholengemeenschap Bonaire, where the minister talks with teachers, school leaders, and students. He also receives a tour of the cultural park Mangazina di Rei.
On the third day of the visit, the Ministerial Four-Country Meeting OCW (M4LO) takes place. Annually, the ministers of education, culture, and science from Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and the Netherlands meet during the M4LO. The Netherlands also represents Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba during this meeting.
Participants in the four-country meeting include Minister Gerlien Croes (Kingdom Relations, Education, Youth, Innovation and Sport) from Aruba, Minister Sithree van Heydoorn (Education, Science, Culture and Sport) from Curaçao, and Minister Melissa Gumbs (Education, Culture, Youth and Sport) from Sint Maarten.
Topics of the M4LO include the Strategic Education Alliance program (SEA). This is an important Kingdom-wide program by the education ministries of Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and the Netherlands to improve the study success of Caribbean students. It also covers the collaboration called Kibrahacha. This program focuses on joint teacher training for primary education in Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao. Another topic is the joint nomination procedure for the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list on behalf of the entire Kingdom.
Finally, the minister visits the new library of Bonaire: Biblioteka Públiko Boneiru.
