As community members debate issues like incorporating more Virgin Islands history into school curriculums, a new group of advisors will be there to provide guidance on the future of education …
March 22, 2021
March 5, 2021
Youth a focus at 21st H. Lavity Stoutt ceremony
A doleful trumpet carried out over the burial grounds at Cappoons Bay before family members and government leaders laid a trio of yellow, blue and purple flower wreaths at the …
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January 9, 2021
More students head back to class in person
More students are filtering back into in-person classrooms under the phased approach to school re-openings that began in October as Covid-19 numbers fell, though some are still attending primarily or …
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November 30, 2020
EDITORIAL: Virgin Islands should celebrate culture every month
This Culture and Tourism Month has been a great success, and we hope that such celebrations will continue and expand into a long-term renaissance of Virgin Islands heritage. Events held …
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October 2, 2020
Government awards first scholarships since Hurricane Irma
For the first time since the hurricanes of 2017, last month the Virgin Islands Scholarships Committee awarded 32 scholarships for study in fields including medicine, engineering, social work and others, …
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October 2, 2020
78 percent of CXC exams written earn passing grade
Though they faced unprecedented challenges caused first by Hurricane Irma and then by the Covid-19 pandemic, a total of 358 students in the Virgin Islands registered for at least one …
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September 24, 2020
In reversal, schools reopen for some
As the number of reported Covid-19 cases in the territory continued to fall during the latest round of lockdown restrictions, Deputy Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley on Friday announced that …
September 24, 2020
EDITORIAL: Without equal opportunities, students will be left behind
As most students head back to school facing the prospect of learning from home for the rest of the year, many of them are in grave danger of being left …
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September 17, 2020
Back to school, at home
The public school year will open on Monday, but students won’t go back to school. Instead, they should expect to learn from home for the rest of the year as …
September 16, 2020
Councils to increase support for teachers, students
As a new school year approaches with plans to offer online-only classes for now, government is finalising efforts to increase offerings for students with special needs and to ensure greater …
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June 26, 2020
Classes to mix online, in-person time
At the start of the new school year, students likely will resume their education with a curriculum that combines in-person teaching with online activities under a shift system designed to …
April 23, 2020
Virtual classes to start in May
Virgin Islands teachers are currently taking lessons of their own. Under the guidance of trainers with Kiker Learning, a Google-affiliated platform that instructs teachers in virtual education, primary school instructors …
January 22, 2020
Nine principals complete licensure programme
Nine principals recently became the second cohort from the Virgin Islands to complete the Effective Principals Licensure Programme in partnership with the National College of Educational Leadership in Jamaica on …
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January 16, 2020
At 30, college preps for expansion
As deputy chairwoman of the board of governors at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, Fiona Forbes-Vanterpool knows she has big shoes to fill. “When I reflect on the challenges that …
October 22, 2019
Week of events celebrates reading
The students of Joyce Samuel Primary School wanted everyone to know that reading is their “super power.” As they took to the streets of Road Town along with other primary …
September 14, 2019
ESHS building opens as school year begins
Exactly two years after Hurricane Irma gutted the L-shaped building at Elmore Stoutt High School, a team of contractors handed the renovated facility back to the Ministry of Education, Culture, …
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September 12, 2019
Preschoolers to learn ‘physical literacy’
Preschool students around the territory will learn “physical literacy” as part of a new programme that is scheduled to continue through the school year, according to Government Information Services. Health …
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June 26, 2019
Bar lowered for high school exit exam
The pass mark for the public high school exit exam recently was lowered from 60 percent to 50 percent after a review found that teachers had never seen a copy …
June 4, 2019
‘Virtual museum’ highlights Virgin Islands culture
The Department of Culture has launched its first “virtual museum” as part of efforts to motivate young people around the territory, according to government. The initiative, which launched on May …
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April 29, 2019
St. George’s schools celebrate VI impact
Hundreds of children in uniforms marched under the hot sun to the sound of gospel songs Tuesday from Queen Elizabeth II Park to the St. George’s Episcopal Church on Main …
June 8, 2018
Rebuild of Elmore Stoutt High School faces delays
Ask any Elmore Stoutt High School student about their number-one wish to improve their educational experience, and their answer is likely to be more space. “We have, like, 700 juniors?” …
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