THANKSGIVING DAY 2025 will forever be etched in the annals of the history of the CR Walker Senior High School. On Thursday, November 27, the school was presented with 20 state-of-the-art computers, which replaced the ones which were taken when the computer lab was broken into some time earlier.

The exercise was a collaboration between the school, the Bahamas Maritime Cadet Corps and GREENSEA Charters, which is a shipping company headquartered in Antwerp Belgium, whose vessels are registered with the Bahamas Maritime Authority. During a visit to The Bahamas early last year, Mr. Hans Mol, Managing Director of GREENSEA, along with his associate Ms. Gro Isaksen, had occasion to visit with the Bahamas Maritime Cadet Corps. They were quite impressed with the cadets and offered to make a donation to the programme.

Prior to the offer from GREENSEA, the Coordinator of the Bahamas Maritime Cadet Corps (BMCC), Mr. Clayton Curtis, was approached by Mr. Richard Deal, Vice Principal at CR Walker, with an appeal for assistance with the computer lab. Rather than accepting the gift from GREENSEA, the BMCC decided to shift the donation from the cadet corps to the school. And since the BMCC was observing its 20th anniversary – and the CR Walker High School has served as the headquarters for the Maritime Cadets since its inception in 2004--it was only fitting that the donation should be made to the school.     

Mr. Hans Mol made a special trip to New Providence exclusively to officially hand over the computers to the school, which took place within the context of the Harvest Thanksgiving Assembly.

“I cannot push you to work hard, but I can help you to have the best tools available and help you get the best possible education and the best possible start in life,” he said in his remarks. “These new computers are not just machines, but tools of opportunity and an investment in your future. As young students, you are the future. Those of you who are maritime cadets, you are the future navigators, engineers, and leaders of the seas. These computers will help you sharpen your skills, expand your knowledge, and prepare you to meet the challenges of tomorrow. One thing is clear: most people in my generation – myself included – are not skilled to explore the possibilities of Artificial intelligence (AI) or Information Technology (IT). You are. We need you now more than ever before.”

Following the presentation, Mr. Mol and representatives of the Bahamas Maritime Authority retreated to the Journalism Technology/Computer Studies Department, where several students illustrated what they have been able to produce utilizing the new computers. In addition to the routine computer instruction, they demonstrated the use of AI technology; 3-D printing; utilization of the green screen, which is used regularly in newscasts; and the production of a television commercial where the students created their own graphics and sound effects.

Mr. Mol expressed how excited he was to have been a part of this project. In appreciation of this kind gesture, the students presented Mr. Mol with a print of a Bahamian painting depicting marine life, something which is near and dear to him.

He said he is beginning to see Nassau as his second home, due to the level of warmth and hospitality that he experiences every time he visits the country.