Since June we’ve been running stories on different children’s activities taking place during summer vacation. On Monday I had the chance to participate in a summer camp with a special purpose and a lot of tradition. Belize’s rainforest is not only best known for its wide variety of exotic woods, animals, flora and fauna, but […]
In times of peace prepare for war. That’s what many primary school teachers are doing this summer. But this war, according to News Five’s Arreini Palacio, may be a beneficial one. Come this September, learning ABC’s and 123’s in Belize District primary schools will be a little bit more fun for students. Over one hundred […]
When we use the word “regional” at Channel Five it usually refers to the Caribbean, especially in the wake of our recent CARICOM Basketball Championship. But regional also means Central American and this week Belize’s librarians are hosting their colleagues from the Spanish speaking mainland. Arreini Palacio reports. It’s hard to imagine libraries without thinking […]
While the Punta Rebels may be having their share of troubles in the world of copyright another resident of Dangriga is celebrating a unique triumph. As winner of the Guinness Earth Science Award he’s heading out for two weeks of adventure. Luis Manuel Sosa, Winner, Guinness Earth Science Award “I thought it was a joke. […]
Summertime can mean both joy and boredom for many Belizean children. Some are fortunate to go away for their vacation, while thousands of others are left behind, often with little to do. Thanks to St. Mary’s Church, however, for the past eight years Belize City kids have been engaging in organized activities and touring some […]
The final days of the school year are usually a time for reflection by both students and teachers on the successes and failures of the previous nine months. It is also a time to make plans for the long summer holiday. And while we regularly focus on the children from mainstream educational institutions, yesterday News […]
When the new school year commences on August thirty first, there is one bunch of primary school students who will be anxiously waiting to get into their classrooms. Today the staff and students of Calvary Temple School on Regent Street West, attended ceremonies officially opening their brand new concrete school building. The structure, which was […]
School may be just about over for thousands of Belizean students but today I made one last visit to see just what was new at two Belize City schools. The exhibition, called open day, has been a popular annual activity around this time of the year for many primary schools. But today it was the […]
Training for police prosecutors form around the Caribbean continued yesterday at the Fiesta Inn, with the instruction moving out of the classroom and into the courtroom. A total of forty-one regional police prosecutors took part in the mock trial that involved the fictitious case of Sarah Cummings and Marcia Henry. The two women were caught […]
Regional police prosecutors will be sharpening their court room skills this weekend. The Drug Control Legal Training Program, to be held June twelfth to the fifteenth at the Fiesta Inn, will have the participation of forty-one prosecutors from Jamaica, Barbados, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Cayman and Belize. The program, which is funded by the United […]
Teachers and students at the nation’s primary schools may be preparing for exams and looking forward to a summer of academic freedom, but today in Belize City one school got a late semester gift that promises to make life better for future graduates. The staff and students of Holy Redeemer Upper School took a break […]
For over five thousand candidates who sat the Belize National Selection Examination, judgement day has come. The results for the exam, which was held on May fourth, were announced today by the Ministry of Education and there is at least one child who is sleeping much better tonight. The Michael and Jane Nembhard Award for […]
Several weeks ago we ran a story on the opening rounds of a reading competition sponsored by the National Library Service. This morning we returned to Princess Margaret Drive for the finals, and discovered that this supposedly lost art has been found… very much alive and kicking. These children turned reading stories into an art […]
Two well known educational institutions opened their doors to the public today and News Five’s Arreini Palacio, herself on summer break from U.W.I., went back to school. Her first stop was at C.E.T. on St. Thomas Street. Five months of skills training was brought to the public today in the seventh annual Center for Employment […]
While the kids at C.E.T. were looking toward the new millennium the students at Belize Teacher’s Training College were focussed on other activities. It was a dream come true for any student… a time for teachers to entertain them. The second annual Belize Teacher’s Training College Expo was held today on the campus on University […]
Much of Belize’s crime can be traced to drugs. In an effort to help kids avoid that pitfall the National Drug Abuse Control Council this morning held an unusual competition at Holy Redeemer Parish Hall. News Five’s Arreini Palacio was there. Fourteen students from thirteen primary schools sweltered in the morning heat as they battled […]
It may only be May but the September Celebrations Committee is getting a jump on this year’s St. George’s Caye Day festivities. Opening over the weekend was an exhibition that takes us back well before the much debated skirmish in 1798. Old pictures, old documents, old photographs make up a pictorial exhibit of the history […]
If you had to cope with the added burden of having your children at home today, try not to feel too bad: your loss was the teachers’ gain. This morning Jacqueline Woods joined them for a day away from the classroom. Despite the scorching heat of the day, teachers, principals and school managers from primary […]
On Friday teachers from across the country will converge on the M.C.C. Grounds in Belize City for a day of celebration in honor of their contribution to education. This year the Belize National Teachers Union has taken steps to ensure that Teachers’ Day is celebrated the way it was intended when it was first observed […]
Two new schools were inaugurated today by newly arrived British High Commissioner Tim David. The building in Crique Sarco, valued at sixteen thousand dollars, was funded by the High Commission’s small grants scheme, while the twenty two thousand dollar project at Bella Vista was jointly financed by the High Commission and the European Union. Construction […]
The searing heat now enveloping Belize may not be particularly conducive to learning, but despite the weather outside a number of students are gathering inside the Leo Bradley Library this week to celebrate the art of reading. There are ten primary school students competing in the second annual Reading Contest. The competition, which was established […]
The Parish Hall in Belize City was today used as the venue where the creative works of some Holy Redeemer School children were put on exhibition. News Five’s Julietta Burrowes reports. Their teachers say that it is one of the biggest occasions of the year, that is, Open Day at Holy Redeemer Middle School. After […]
After months of seemingly endless studying and numerous mock trials, thousands of standard six students countrywide today got to sit the Belize National Selection Examination for real. According to a government press release, five thousand four hundred and eleven candidates, including thirty six private candidates registered to sit this year’s B.N.S.E. in Mathematics, English Language, […]
Earlier this week the Belize Electric Company Limited launched its Secondary Schools Science Competition. And today one Belize City high school showed off what may very well be some of the entries in the national contest. First, second and third form students of Wesley College spent the day touring various exhibits in the school’s science […]
The less affluent members of the family of nations, including Belize, are not generally known for their contributions to the advancement of science. But our lack of size and financial resources does not mean we must forever remain in the technological dark ages. Patrick Jones reports on an initiative that aims to put science at […]
