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Althea Scatliffe Primary School

February 21, 2025

ASPS rebuild delayed

Nearly three years after the Althea Scatliffe Primary School was closed and condemned, no date has been set to start rebuilding it, according to Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister …

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by Allison Vaughn
April 17, 2023

EDITORIAL: Transparent plan, funding needed for schools

The Althea Scatliffe Primary School building, which was demolished this month after a structural review found it unsafe last year, should serve as a wake-up call about the poor state …

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by BVI Beacon
April 8, 2023

Alums say good-bye to Althea Scatliffe Primary School

The end of the Althea Scatliffe Primary School building in Road Town came all too soon for many graduates, who gathered on its lawn on April 1 to share their …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS
ASPS demolition
December 6, 2022

Work progresses on primary schools

Since Althea Scatliffe Primary School closed suddenly in June and nearly 400 students were displaced to other schools, work has been under way to make those facilities better equipped to …

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by Dana Kampa
September 20, 2022

Cane Garden Bay church hosting primary students

While students throughout the territory returned to school last week, officials continue to deal with infrastructure issues at multiple facilities. Faculty and more than 300 students from Althea Scatliffe Primary …

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by Dana Kampa
September 12, 2022

EDITORIAL: As school resumes, children are being left behind

As students head back to class for a new school year, all is not well in the Virgin Islands. Five years after Hurricane Irma, far too many of the territory’s …

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by BVI Beacon
September 1, 2022

Unite BVI to help house displaced students

The non-profit organisation Unite BVI will fund infrastructural works needed to relocate students displaced after the Althea Scatliffe Primary School was closed on June 17 due to structural issues, officials …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS
Althea Scatliffe Primary School
August 11, 2022

ASPS students to be sent to other schools

Students from Althea Scatliffe Primary School will be relocated to other schools when they return to class for the fall semester, according to Education, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister …

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by Dana Kampa
July 29, 2022

No decisions yet on closed Road Town school

After suddenly closing Althea Scatliffe Primary School last month because of concerns about its structural integrity, government officials are still figuring out the best options to temporarily house students, according …

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by Dana Kampa
July 19, 2022

Primary school may be torn down, premier says

The Althea Scatliffe Primary School may need to be torn down after serious structural failings forced its closure on June 17, Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley said during a press …

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by Dana Kampa
July 19, 2022

Althea Scatliffe Primary closes suddenly

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports decided to close Althea Scatliffe Primary School effective June 17 after officials received a report documenting the school’s recent inspection. “The …

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by Dana Kampa
February 7, 2020

Students mark 5th annual Maths Week

Althea Scatliffe Primary School students found the fun in equations as they designed board games and participated in math Jeopardy during last week’s fifth annual Mathematics Week. Principal Kesia King …

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by Dana Kampa

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