Physics students from six secondary schools will visit the National Metrology Institute in observance of World Metrology Day.
Saint Lucia will join the rest of the world in marking World Metrology Day today, under the theme “Measurements in a Dynamic World.”
The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards (SLBS) which is also the National Metrology Institute is marking the observance with a focus on students in science – specifically Physics.
The SLBS has invited Form 4 (Grade 10) Physics students in the north of the island from six secondary schools to visit its Metrology Laboratory where physics is applied in the verification and calibration of measuring instruments. The SLBS will extend the visit to schools in the south in October, during the observation of World Standards Day.
Metrology is the science of measurement. Metrology and the use of the International System of Units or metric system of measurement is part of the Physics syllabus of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) administered by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC).
It is hoped that the visit to the Metrology Laboratory will inspire the next generation of metrologists, physicists and engineers.
The commemoration of World Metrology Day 2016 is particularly poignant for the SLBS. In November 2015 Saint Lucia became the first Caribbean country and smallest nation in the world to receive the prestigious International Organization of  Legal Metrology (OIML)  Award for Excellent Contributions in Legal Metrology in Developing Countries. Legal metrology is the application of  legal requirements to measurements and measuring instruments. The OIML is the world’s premier intergovernmental treaty organization for legal metrology.
The Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards is keen to work with students, to support interest in science, and to raise awareness and promote an appreciation for quality and standards.
