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The FIRST Global Challenge is an annual Olympics-style robotics competition that promotes education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, as well as careers for youths. The challenge was hosted in Dubai in 2019, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic; a host country was not selected this year. Instead, the competition is being held virtually and […]
Written on August 31, 2020 | Posted in
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Students have been out of the classrooms for about five months since the COVID-19 pandemic began destroying all sectors of society. The Ministry of Education has announced that preschools and primary schools reopen on September seventh and on October fifth for secondary schools. The ministry has declared that students will not report to the classrooms […]
Written on August 27, 2020 | Posted in
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The ministry’s learning packages are currently being prepared and expected to be distributed to the students by next week, in time for September seventh. According to Doctor Carol Babb lessons will also be shared on the ministry’s Facebook page. Cecilia Smith, Deputy Chief Education Officer “Right now the teachers are at schools and they are […]
Written on August 27, 2020 | Posted in
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September is being considered as a trial month for distance learning by the Ministry of Education and so teachers are advised not to grade the work that students hand in, but to share advice, suggestions and feedback. Government and grant aided schools will be receiving textbooks to be distributed to the students. The books are […]
Written on August 27, 2020 | Posted in
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With five months of class sessions missed, it is not expected that students will be able to successfully sit the Primary Schools Examinations and CSEC Examinations next year. In fact, according to Chief Education Officer Doctor Carol Babb, a number of students have regressed in their studies and it is likely that Belize will not participate […]
Written on August 27, 2020 | Posted in
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The FOPREL meeting is to define strategic actions to ensure that educational systems are strengthened to guarantee safe and inclusive access for all students. So, as a part of the knowledge exchange session, each member country spoke about their experiences navigating education during the pandemic. Minister of Education Patrick Faber represented Belize in FOPREL’s virtual […]
Written on August 27, 2020 | Posted in
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Pre-primary and primary schools are to reopen on September seventh, but for distance learning only, meanwhile high school classes resume in October. But given the dire economic times, families are finding it hard to cover school expenses for virtual classes. Well, Miss Universe Belize Destinee Arnold announced this morning that eighteen students from across Belize […]
Written on August 25, 2020 | Posted in
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At the press conference, the Ministry of Education announced the dates for the reopening of schools, but for distance learning. This is where the students will be assigned work, through course sheets or online, but will not attend school for face-to-face learning. The month of September, according to Minister Patrick Faber, will serve as a […]
Written on August 21, 2020 | Posted in
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When it comes to the secondary level, distance learning will commence in the first week of October. This, according to Minister of Education Patrick Faber, will be done primarily through digital learning. The ministry will make available roughly eight thousand electronic devices where e-textbooks will be uploaded. Minister Faber explains that the ministry is partnering […]
Written on August 21, 2020 | Posted in
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As you may know by now, majority of tertiary level institutions began distance learning earlier this month and the remainder are set to do so in the coming weeks. So, to support education at this level, Minister Faber announced that six thousand students will receive data packages to help them access lessons and resources online. […]
Written on August 21, 2020 | Posted in
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The University of Belize remains in turmoil and at loggerheads with the U.B.F.S.U. Earlier this week, the university’s Board of Trustees issued a threat to the teachers, telling them to return to work or face termination. The letter sent to the union states that if the faculty and staff do not accept the proposed salary […]
Written on August 20, 2020 | Posted in
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Last week the Belize National Teachers Union lost a warrior. Arcadia Carrillo was a teacher for more than five decades and never defaulted in showing support and unity for her union. Carrillo would never miss a B.N.T.U. event. She was present at every rally, at every demonstration, and every ceremony. In 2017, she was awarded […]
Written on August 20, 2020 | Posted in
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This week, we have been reporting on the issues brewing at the University of Belize between the senior administration and the UB Faculty and Staff Union. The Board of Trustees issued a stern letter this week to tell the faculty to go back to teaching or else they may face terminations. While the U.B.F.S.U. has […]
Written on August 19, 2020 | Posted in
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The situation at the University of Belize continues to deteriorate and so will its faculty members and staff be made redundant? That’s what it may come down to, according to the Board of Trustees, if faculty and staff members do not accept proposed salary cuts on the table and resume teaching. In a three-page letter, […]
Written on August 18, 2020 | Posted in
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So, there you heard from the position of the Board of Trustees at the University of Belize. As we reported on Monday, the U.B.F.S.U.’s members were not engaging in formal because they were not prepared for the online transition as a result of the workload and unreliable technology for online teaching. But the reason given […]
Written on August 18, 2020 | Posted in
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The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all aspects of life for students and parents. Schools remain closed so parents are having to adapt to home based learning and online education to support their children. Students are also having a challenging time with the new way of learning; most are missing their friends and being in the […]
Written on August 18, 2020 | Posted in
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Classes resumed at the University of Belize this morning, but from all indications, it appears there was a poor turnout. When we visited the main campus in Belmopan, it didn’t look like the opening of the academic school year, but more like a ghost town. Over a hundred faculty members of the U.B. Faculty and […]
Written on August 17, 2020 | Posted in
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From saying no to the formal teaching for the opening of the new school year to a seat at the table, the U.B.F.S.U. says that they are heading into negotiations with two major items on the table. Starting on Tuesday, the union and the Board of Trustees will begin talks for a Collective Bargaining Agreement; […]
Written on August 17, 2020 | Posted in
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On Wednesday, the People’s United Party launched its Plan Belize policy on education via a virtual press conference. The conference was led by Party Leader John Briceño and former Minister of Education, Francis Fonseca. Today, Minister of Education Patrick Faber was highly critical of the P.U.P.’s education policy, saying it is empty promises and poorly […]
Written on August 13, 2020 | Posted in
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Faber also reacted to the P.U.P.’s plan to achieve one hundred percent trained teachers. Faber called out Fonseca for reportedly misleading the audience, saying that more than eighty percent of teachers were trained under his tenure as Education Minister. Patrick Faber, Minister of Education “We are eighty four percent trained teachers up from 2008. […]
Written on August 13, 2020 | Posted in
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According to Faber, improving the quality of education in the country is a daily struggle which requires all hands on deck. He says that the P.U.P.’s pledge to give teachers a thirty percent salary increase is something that the Belize National Teachers Union should question. Patrick Faber, Minister of Education “I notice that what […]
Written on August 13, 2020 | Posted in
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Schools remain closed across the country as a containment measure to COVID-19. But today, the People’s United Party rolled out its education policy, promising access and quality education from preschool to university. The P.U.P. proposes to cut bureaucracy and invest more on students and educators. The document was introduced by former Minister of Education, Francis […]
Written on August 12, 2020 | Posted in
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On Friday we told you about the University of Belize Faculty and Staff Union’s attempt to kick start negotiations with the UB’s Board of Trustees and President. The Union feels that they are not being welcomed to the table as the UB charts its way forward in light of a shortfall of seven million dollars […]
Written on August 10, 2020 | Posted in
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The University of Belize Faculty and Staff Union is reporting tonight that their attempt to negotiations with the Board of Trustees and President of the UB has stalled. The union says that only today they received a letter of response to their request for negotiations to begin for their members. They also just recently received […]
Written on August 7, 2020 | Posted in
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One of the big announcements is regards in the opening of schools. Now parents and teachers have been expressing concern over the health of their children and those of the teachers if the virus is to spread. The preparedness of schools to cope with the guidelines of social distancing and the use of face masks […]
Written on August 5, 2020 | Posted in
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