On Nov. 6, students will begin class at schools across the territory that have not already started, including Althea Scatliffe Primary in Road Town.
Education and Culture Minister Myron Walwyn announced that ASPS will serve its own students and others from Enid Scatliffe Pre-Primary School, Enis Adams Primary School and Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre.
Additionally, the Seventh-day Adventist Youth Centre in Carrot Bay will house students from the West End, including those from Leonora Delville, Isabella Morris and Ivan Dawson Primary Schools.
On Virgin Gorda, Bregado Flax Educational Centre primary students will have a separate learning area from the secondary students, thanks to a donation of a 4,000-square-foot structure from the Florida Cruise Line, Mr. Walwyn announced.
Junior school students from Elmore Stoutt High School will join the senior school students, who have already begun classes at the former Clarence Thomas Limited building in Pasea, on a shift system between 8 a.m. and noon, with senior students attending from 1-5 p.m.
A full day of learning
“As you are aware, we were able to have our early childhood students and our senior students in secondary schools in formal instructions less than a month following the passage of Hurricane Irma,” Mr. Walwyn said. “We were able to have the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College reopened on October 23 and now we are working assiduously to have our other schools ready to deliver instructions to our primary and junior high school students on November 6.
“Based on the number of students already registered at primary schools for the new academic year, students will be able to have a full day of lessons with school commencing at 8:40 a.m. and ending at 3:30 p.m.”
The United States-based aid organisation Convoy of Hope will continue to provide a free hot lunch to each student, according to the minister.
Mr. Walwyn said he also anticipates the arrival of digital textbooks at the end of this month, with training on them set to begin the first week in November.
After school
Mr. Walwyn also addressed the subject of after-school activities post-Hurricane Irma. “Recognising the importance of having our high school students properly occupied once their school day shift has ended, I asked the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports to put together a creative learning programme that will keep students occupied until 3 p.m.,” he said. “The programme will provide learning opportunities in the areas of entrepreneurship, art, academics, sports, speech, drama and community service, to name a few.”
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