VI-specific topics may be added in schools

Officials from the Ministry of Education and Culture

are to meet today with secondary school principals to discuss how to include more Virgin Islands history, tourism and financial services in the academic programme, among other issues, according to Government Information Services.

 

Attendees are also to discuss ways to synchronise academic programmes across the territory’s secondary schools, in addition to examining the supplementary examination process.

Education and Culture Minister Myron Walwyn has already met with some principals to discuss these topics, according to GIS.

“It is important that our students are knowledgeable about the territory’s twin economic pillars,” Mr. Walwyn said.

He added that teaching VI history in schools will help ensure that students “have the self confidence and self worth needed to be grounded in who they are as Virgin Islanders.”

Speaking about the examination process, Mr. Walwyn said the territory is moving toward implementing a territorial examination board that will be responsible for “setting and marking school exams.”

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