Students, parents and teachers at Savannah Primary School’s annual convocation service.
Savannah Primary School students, together with their parents and teachers, gathered at the Cayman Islands Baptist Church on Pedro Castle Road to welcome the new school year yesterday (6 September).
Children and volunteers had fun during one of the rhythm and drums classes at the recent Music Therapy Summer Camp.
Bells, drums and tambourines are simple percussion instruments, but for a group of 17 special needs children they were both music makers and therapy tools that made a huge difference in their summer.
New teachers took advantage of the information offer.
A slate of new teachers was yesterday (Tuesday, 23 August) welcomed into the public education service during a special reception and orientation session.
A Year 11 student and his mother get guidance in this file photo.
Department of Education Services officials advise that external examination results are ready for all students who recently completed Years 11 and 12 at John Gray and Clifton Hunter high schools and t
Pictured (from left) are BTPS Prefect Djmon Watler; HSBC Chief Executive Officer Gonzalo Jalles; BTPS Head Girl Jehquisa Buchanan; Bodden Town MLAs Dwayne Seymour and Minister Mark Scotland; HSBC Chief Financial Officer Chris Saunders; HSBC Manager of Technology & CRE Jefferson Pouchie and BTPS Principal Centoya Cacho.
After sharing their need for a new photocopier with Bodden Town Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Bodden Town Primary School (BTPS) Principal Centoya Cacho welcomed a new Ricoh MP C3001 colou
John Gray High students slamming ivory in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record
Ending the school year on a light and positive note, around 600 John Gray High School (JGHS) students took part in a record-breaking domino game yesterday (Thursday, 30 June).
Department of Education Services Multi-Agency Liaison Officer Angela McLaughlin (centre) presenting copies of the 2010 RBS Coutts Collection: Poems and Essays to RBS Coutts (Cayman) Limited. Managing Director David Foster. Also in the photo, representing her family, is Allyson Speirs, daughter of the late Frederick ‘Fred’ John Speirs to whom the publication has been dedicated.
Department of Education Services Multi-Agency Liaison Officer Angela McLaughlin, yesterday (6 April) presented five bound copies of the 2010 RBS Coutts Collection: Poems and Essays to the company’s Ma
Primary and secondary school students will put their talents on show during the 29th annual National Children’s Festival of the Arts (NCFA), beginning with performing arts competitions on 12 April in
Lady Slater photo presentation: Clifton Hunter High School Lady Slater Academy student representative Corey Christian (second from left) accepting a photo of the Lady Slater on behalf of his academy. With him (from left) are Education Minister, the Hon. Rolston Anglin, JP, Seafarers Association Chairman Hartmann DaCosta and Cayman Maritime Heritage Foundation President Jerris Miller.
Clifton Hunter High School students recently learned the significance of the names taken by their three academies – Lady Slater, Cimboco and Goldfield.
JGHS Environment Clean-up Day: Members of the John Gray High School Environment and Science Club during their recent campus clean-up.
Breathing new life into an old concept, John Gray High School (JGHS) recently re-launched their environment club, this time partnering with the school’s science enthusiasts.
Prospect Primary students Allena Rankine (left) and Rhochae Williams were curious about some of the items that made “olden days” life easier.
Prospect Primary School students delighted in tasty local desserts, a Cayman fashion show, folk songs and maypole dancing during their heritage day celebration on Friday, 28 January.
Education Minister, the Hon. Rolston Anglin, JP (right) and Chief Education Officer Shirley Wahler, present 20 netbooks to Student Council President and Advanced Placement (AP) student representative Jose Ardila (centre). The presentation marked the start of a one-to-one computing pilot program at the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre. Other AP students look on.
Advanced Placement (AP) students at the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (new Year 12 programme) are getting extra help with their exam preparations this school year.
Lions Club of Grand Cayman’s Youth Development and Outreach Chairman Steve Surrey (R) presents certificates and medals to some of the semi-finalists: (L-R) Fourth place finishers Stephanie Christian and Finley McDougall, third-place student Karisha Mallari, second-place finisher Christiana McMurdo, winner Aliyah Linwood, and fourth place finisher Emily Boyd.
Over two evenings of high school semi-final spelloffs, Cayman Brac High School took the lead in the first round, with Clifton Hunter High School placing second.
Following his return from an educator orientation event in Cayman Brac, Education Minister, the Hon. Rolston Anglin, JP, (right) was on hand to discuss the details with parents and students.
Last Monday and Tuesday (30 and 31 August), marked another important milestone in the transition to a newly restructured secondary education system for government schools.
(From left) Akeem Hyde, Kayla Mitchell, Kareem Murray, Deandra Kelly, Steven Rivers, Alyssa Connor, Ashante Jackson, and Casey Ramos each received Huffy bikes for outstanding athletic achievement. With them are some of the sponsors (back row from left) West Bay MLAs Cline Glidden Jr. and Capt. Eugene Ebanks, JP; John A. Cumber alumni Meloney Jackson; and ‘School Father’ Floyd Bush.
Schools have closed and the summer vacation has officially begun. And for eight John A.
John Gray High School Year 12 student Renee Lindo (left) accepts a cheque for $4,000 from Maples & Calder Partner Andrew Reid. Also present for the handover were (from left) Kenrick Webster of Webster’s Tours; Education Minister, the Hon. Rolston Anglin, JP; John Gray High School Principal Aldin Bellinfantie; and National Museum Education Coordinator Nasaria Suckoo-Chollette.
Thanks to Maples & Calder and Webster’s Tours, John Gray High School Year 10 students can continue their weekly excursions into Cayman’s heritage at the National Museum.
Inspiration was at the heart of a recent workshop involving George Hicks and John Gray high school student musicians, and Chalice band leader and guitarist Wayne Armond.
John A. Cumber Primary School presents their musical Beauty and the Beast Jr. on 4 and 5 June.
Between 4 and 5 June, the Mary Miller Hall will resonate with song as colourfully-costumed youngsters from the John A. Cumber Primary School (JACPS) present their musical Beauty and the Beast Jr.
Pyjama parties, fun days and appreciation luncheons are just a few of the activities that will mark the Week of the Young Child, observed from 23 – 29 May.
“Parents, teachers and students are excited about the changes, especially once they understand the benefits of this new approach,” Chief Education Officer Shirley Wahler said.
George Hicks and John Gray high schools’ teachers, students and parents are now more informed about the secondary education transition scheduled for the September 2010 school year.
“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader” is the theme for this year’s Literacy Week, which begins today, Tuesday, 26, continuing through Friday, 29 January.
