The Sadie Vernon School in Belize City has closed for the summer holidays but that does not mean its problems are over. Earlier this week there was anticipation that positive answers would have emerged from a meeting between the Parent Teachers’ Association of the School and Ministry of Education representatives. But while parents turned up, […]
And while Principal Baptist’s job is on the line, Gordon says so is the safety of the parents and students. She told us today that she has personally been threatened and her daughter fears that if Baptist is fired, she will be victimized by the teachers at school. Olga Gordon, Vice President, P.T.A., Sadie Vernon […]
A proposed amendment to the Education Act is causing conflict among stakeholders. On one hand, the Ministry of Education says the amendment has been on the table for a year but others in the system say not so. The grey areas are the establishment of a Teachers’ Service Commission and the process of consultations. If […]
The Ministry of Education had another bone to pick with the SJC president. He said when one off his school wardens, a single mother, came to his office to ask for assistance in paying an eleven hundred dollars fee for SJC, he made a check and found out that last year’s fee was three hundred […]
The minister of Education, Patrick Faber has another controversy on his plate and it has to do with the Sadie Vernon High School off Mahogany Street in Belize City. At the heart of this dispute are the Parent Teachers Association and the teachers. We say teachers because the parents support the school’s principal, Laura Baptist […]
The problems at a high school in the Cayo District continue to mount and this past Friday things got physical. There wasn’t a fight, but police had to be called out as teachers protested the removal of furniture and books from Western Christian Academy which was recently scheduled to be closed by Yudora Millhollon Guerra, […]
The results were announced on June fourth and while the average grades were not up to par, twenty six students from public and private schools topped the scores of the Primary School Examinations. They were officially recognized at a ceremony at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall this morning. Minister of Education Patrick Faber handed over […]
Teachers’ Day was originally scheduled for May fifteenth but because of the flu scare and the warnings about mass gatherings it was postponed for today. Teachers from throughout the country were bussed to Garden City, Belmopan, where ceremonies were held in honor of the country’s educators at the University of Belize’s gymnasium. While there have […]
The Primary School Examination results are finally in and as we told you on Thursday night, they aren’t good. On average, only four point eight percent of the students who sat the exam scored an equivalent of A. Fifty eight point eight percent of the students received D and E scores which range from zero […]
The top performing students will be recognized at a national award ceremony. The top three performers in each district will also be honoured at the district level. The national best scorer, Demi Bellini of Our Lady of Guadalupe R.C. School receives the Jane and Michael Nembhard award, which includes a computer and a scholarship to […]
One of its students topped the PSE and today another student from Our Lady of Guadalupe R.C. in Belmopan edged out the competition and won the National Spelling Bee. After rounds of preliminary competition at the district level, the showdown took place at the Belize Elementary Auditorium in Belize City. At midday after the third […]
There is more to report on the ongoing troubles of the embattled Western Christian Academy. Today the teachers went on strike to have their principal reinstated. They went in masse to the Capital where they engaged in an impromptu meeting with officials from the Ministry of Education. The fate of the school is still up […]
The Ministry of Education has released the 2009 P.S.E. results and they look dismal. A total of six thousand eight hundred and fifty eight students registered for the exam and six thousand six hundred and sixty-one sat the exam. A quick review of the results shows that the grades are not very impressive. In English, […]
The saga of Western Christian Academy continues tonight. We reported on Wednesday that the school funds have dried up and the teachers don’t have any cartridges to print their exams. They had to let the students go home early because there was not enough food to sustain the students who normally pay a minimal fee […]
We reported on Monday night about turmoil at the Western Christian Academy and Ontario Christian School in the Cayo District. Tonight the community in Ontario Village is still in uproar as the problems at Western Christian Academy have not been resolved. The principal, Dana Wutke, was dismissed last Friday and now the funds that were […]
Ontario Village in the Cayo District is the staging ground for a battle over the future of two schools. So far teachers of the primary school are at home, and students of both institutions are out of classes. On one hand is the Belize Faith Mission, which started Ontario Christian School decades ago but has […]
Pastor Ernest Tate was not a part of today’s demonstration in Ontario Village because he was in the Capital. A News Five crew caught up with Pastor Tate at the Ministry of Education, where he was attending a meeting concerning the fate of the two institutions. Pastor Ernest Tate, Former Director, O.C.S. and W.C.A “Presently, […]
Students from all districts competed today in the Belize Tourism Board’s fifth annual Social Studies Quiz. The competition started at the district level in September 2008, but only twelve students from standards five and six made it through the elimination rounds to today’s grand finale. And after five rounds of — questions, Ali Guevara of […]
Earlier in the newscast, we reported on protests in Belize City and San Pedro and it appears that there’s trouble brewing in the south for another union, the B.N.T.U. Teachers in the Stann Creek District are up in arms regarding a large number of potential transfers by the district’s Catholic Management. Late last week, the […]
The Education Week activities continue and today Grace Primary School students put their handiwork on display at an open day. From the infants to the standard six classes, the students shared their knowledge on Belize’s past and present among other topics. A News Five crew visited the school today and brought you a sample of […]
The spotlight was on standard-one students on Tuesday as measurements for the National Height Census were taken among children between the ages of six and nine. The results of that census are still to be determined but today, students from some preschools right through to high schools were away from their classrooms and headed to […]
The second sitting of the Primary School Examinations took place on May fourth. Over the weekend, ninety-two markers, twenty-four table leaders and ten supervisors were correcting the exams at the District Education Center in West Landivar. Yvonne Davis, Principal Education Officer, says the checking will be complete on Thursday. But despite the fact that some […]
On Sunday, the Ministry of Education officially launched Education Week. The week of activities is being celebrated under the theme: “Better Schools, Better Citizens, Better Belize: Whatever It Takes, It’s Everybody’s Business.” Schools countrywide will mark the occasion except for the Corozal District due to the threat of influenza A (H1N1). One of the highlights […]
Following months of planning, the faculty and students of the Arts Program at the Saint John’s College Junior College inaugurated its newest project, a sculpture garden located on the campus. The garden was created by lecturers: Yasser Musa, Damian Perdomo and Kirkland Smith with help from students of the three-dimensional designer class. It is not […]
Schools in the Stann Creek District closed down this past Tuesday in solidarity with the B.N.T.U. over a growing pattern of violent behavior at schools. The proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back in Dangriga was the assault of a teacher by a parent. Jose Sanchez has an update to that story. Jose Sanchez reporting […]
