Education
Hon. Walwyn - Secondary Teachers to be (re)trained to accommodate CXC
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As a result of decisions finally being made on the terms of introducing Caribbean Examination Counsel (CXC) in the Virgin Islands (VI), Hon. Myron V. Walwyn recently announced, that in the near future all existing secondary teachers would be trained or retrained to manage the preparations of students to write Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) exams.
Hon. Walwyn: Tourism & FS to be taught in September
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – For the upcoming school term, tourism and financial services will be incorporated into the high schools’ curriculum, announced Minister for Education and Culture, Hon Myron Walwyn on July 5, 2012 at the Bregado Flax Educational Centre Secondary Division graduation.
Creating a culture of excellence at the Mighty Scatliffe Primary!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Being the largest primary school in the Territory, the Principal of the Althea Scatliffe Primary School (ASPS), commended her teachers, giving them praises for creating a ‘culture of excellence’ within the school over the years.
BFEC churns out 27 graduates! [Photoslide Included]
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – Dressed in the school colours of maroon and gold, 27 students from the Bregado Flax Educational Centre Secondary Division received their school leaving certificates yesterday July 5, 2012 at the Catholic Community Centre.
Primary Supplementary Exams to be done earlier, says Hon. Walwyn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Students who fail their Primary Five examinations and having to sit supplementary examinations which is normally held in the summer, will now be allowed to do so earlier so that those passing their supplemental can be given the opportunity to graduate from next year.
JVD primary & secondary schools cramped, says principal
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost Van Dyke, VI – One of the main concerns for the Principal of the Jost Van Dyke Primary and Secondary schools is spacing, and according to her until there is a sketch of the new proposed building in print “the reality remains that we are cramped for space especially at the High School”.
God has a plan for you – Pastor George tells ESHS graduates [Photoslide Included]
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – His goal at one time was to become one of the biggest drug lords in the Virgin Islands (VI) but with God’s help, Pastor Gregory George was able to turn his life around and is now a revered Pastor and pilot.
Find your own vision - Esteban Smith urges St. Georges' students [Photoslide Included]
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Service to our communities, our Caribbean and our world is something that a lot of people expect from the Virgin Islands (VI), was a statement made by Estaban Smith, who was the keynote speaker at the St. Georges School (Secondary Division) graduation yesterday June, 27, 2012.
St. Georges cops top students at Primary Five Examinations
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The top students of the Territory at this year’s Primary Five Examinations are from the St. Georges Primary School.
TVET students encouraged to be ‘Solopreneurs’ [Photoslide Included]
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Students in the Virgin Islands and across the Caribbean who enroll in the Technical Vocational Educational Programme (TVET) are constantly targeted and labeled by some as ‘dummies’. Seeing the advantages of these students who complete the TVET courses, the Minister for Education and Culture encourages them to be ‘Solopreneurs’, exceed society’s expectations and make something of themselves.
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