Banwa: 1619 students from intermediate classes of secondary education and vocational and technical training are ready to defend patriotic values and establish order and discipline in their surroundings. The High Commissioner of Banwa Province, Sanfiénalé Joseph Sirima, along with various state officials, attended the closing ceremony of the civic and patriotic education program for middle school students at Banwa Provincial High School.According to Burkina Information Agency, the students demonstrated the movements they learned during their training, followed by a parade under a blazing sun in the presence of civil and military authorities. For six weeks, the students received civic and patriotic instruction aimed at developing responsible, disciplined, and supportive citizens attached to their country.The High Commissioner emphasized that the program addresses the need for civic education in children. 'This civic and patriotic education program has instilled in the 1,619 students physical training in end urance and discipline through the close-order drill module, as well as four theoretical modules covering civic and patriotic values, solidarity and living together at school, and the fight against drugs, violence, and insecurity in schools,' Mr. Sirima stated in his closing remarks.The students were encouraged to be pioneers of this civic and patriotic education by incorporating the training into their daily lives.