Education
ESHS boasts Territory's top student again! [Photoslide Included]
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - As students of the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) awaited their results, the suspense built, the worry faces were evident, and the sweaty palms were constantly wiped.
Historical! 8 twin students at Mighty Mighty Scatliffe
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - As a teacher, being around a set of twins is a bit difficult, where you can’t tell them apart, and you are always calling one by the other’s name, but being around eight sets is more than anyone can bargain for. They often say that being around twins bring you good luck, but in this case is it good luck or ‘double the trouble’?
Hon. Fahie: ESHS library was part of master plan!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Hon. Andrew Fahie, the 1st District representative, who now sits on the opposition following the November 7, 2011 elections where he was removed as Education minister, said the Elmore Stoutt High School library was a top priority on the list of things to be done for the school but it was not the number one.
Professor Oliver advises graduates on how to land a job [Photoslide Included]
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI - The main thing about obtaining a higher education, is being able to overcome more obstacles in the world of work, and the chance to be on the forefront of your country while at the same time, encouraging the younger ones to do the same and aim even higher.
Gov't committed to students with special needs - Hon. Walwyn [Photoslide Included]
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Minister for Education and Culture Hon. Myron Walwyn has voiced his Government’s commitment towards students with special needs and intentions to enhance their learning.
New ESHS Library to be example to others
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - No more will the students of the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) have to journey to the Road Town public library to do research, no more will the parents be obligated to buy books that can aid their children in understanding a specific subject area, were the words of Hon. Myron Walwyn while giving his remarks at the re-opening of the ESHS Library and Resource Centre.
Caribbean teaching “digital children” in analog classrooms!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In the Caribbean, some 30 percent of students who move through the secondary education system do not have basic cognitive skills they are expected to benefit from secondary education and the reason for that may lie in the teaching method that is applied – teaching digitally inclined children in an analog classroom.
More than 200 to Graduate at HLSCC on Thursday
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- More than 200 students will graduate when the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College holds its 19th commencement exercise on Thursday 14 June at 4:00 p.m. under the Tent on the lawns of the Paraquita Bay Campus. The public is invited to the ceremony.
VI History curriculum needs improvement - Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Many people around the Caribbean including students and teachers alike, when speaking on the topic of ‘Black History’ or History in general, often refer only to the fact that the Tainos and Kalinagos were once inhabitants here, along with details about producing Sugar Cane and having an ancestral background unforgettably linked to slavery.
Universities calling for CXC requirements from VI students – local CXC Registrar
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Students of the Virgin Islands (VI) equipped with their School Leaving Certificates who wish to further their studies overseas are being side-burned by universities in the United States (US) and England due to the fact that they did not complete any examinations from the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC).