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Coding or computer programming is the skill utilized to tell a machine which actions to perform and how to complete a task. In San Ignacio, a group of primary school students is spending the summer learning how to code. They have been sacrificing time away from their electronic devices at home and playing with friends […]
Written on July 19, 2023 | Posted in
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The University of Belize’s Health Science Faculty is launching an Associates Program in Premedical Science in August. The program has been established to prepare students for the rigors of a medical program outside of Belize. Doctor Lisa Johnson, the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Belize, spoke with us about […]
Written on July 14, 2023 | Posted in
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Mopan Technical High School has been getting a lot of positive attention on social media for its new uniform design. The school will now be allowing its female students to wear uniform pants going into the new school year. They are not the first school to make this transition. One school in southern Belize did […]
Written on July 12, 2023 | Posted in
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The Itz’at STEAM Academy, located on the IT-VET compound in Belize City, is geared to provide lessons in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math – collectively referred to as STEAM subjects. For the Ministry of Education, it’s a new approach that seeks to provide a new, transformative secondary school education for students. It was developed […]
Written on July 7, 2023 | Posted in
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Ten days ago, the Freetown Area Representative and his constituency office teamed up with the Taiwan Embassy to offer a basic entrepreneurship program for single women in that area. Today, around fifty women from the Freetown division are now equipped with the know-how to better handle the small businesses or the job that they have. […]
Written on July 7, 2023 | Posted in
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On the topic of curriculum reform, the Ministry of Education is preparing to engage teachers in extensive and intensive trainings in August. The training will be geared towards delivering an in-depth understanding of the seven competencies outlined in the new national curriculum framework. The new curriculum was piloted during the last school year. Doctor Louis […]
Written on July 7, 2023 | Posted in
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It’s known as BK Sports Group, started in 2018 by brothers, Berisford and Bryton Codd with the goal of helping Belizean athletes with sporting opportunities. This week, the Ministry of Education signed a Memorandum of Understanding with BK Sports Group to promote tertiary-level education opportunities for Belizean student athletes. Today, Bryton Codd explained what the […]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
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According to Codd, the M.O.U. has already provided athletic assistance to five students who are going away this year. But they, and other successful candidates, will need to meet certain requirements. Bryton Codd, Founder, BK Sports Group “There are certain requirements that you must have in order to make that transition. You have to […]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
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Growing the Future Projects is back with another summer of learning activities for children this summer. The annual program took a hiatus for several years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But it’s back and kids are being encouraged to come out with their parents this weekend to sign up for the classes. Peter Lacey, […]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
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This morning, teachers, subject specialists, and agencies that have been involved in the development of the current Belizean Studies curriculum were recognized during a ceremony at the House of Culture in Belize City. The Ministry of Education introduced the syllabus to high schools in 2018, and those who spearheaded the project say that it has […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Sixty-nine academic scholarships have been awarded to high school, sixth form and undergraduate students across the country, as part of PathLight Belize’s annual financial assistance program. This morning at UWI’s Open Campus auditorium, students and parents were in attendance for the presentation of those grants. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Jahel Smith, Scholarship Recipient […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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Saint John’s Primary School is an Anglican institution that has been serving the community for decades. Today, there was an official launch of a veranda that was installed on one of the main buildings on the school compound, giving students access to several classrooms on the second floor of the building. Valued at approximately ninety […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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Eighteen students are receiving great news tonight because they will be able to continue their academic journey through high school. It is an initiative that began in August 2022, through the Office of the Special Envoy for the Development of Families & Children, in partnership with the Embassy of Taiwan. The awardees were selected from […]
Written on June 15, 2023 | Posted in
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High schools in the country’s less fortunate neighborhoods have been taking part in the Ministry of Education’s Upliftment Program. It involves free uniforms, a feeding program and in 2022, the four core high schools, namely and others who cater to vulnerable students, namely: Gwen Liz, Excelsior, Maud Williams, and Sadie Vernon have introduced different teaching […]
Written on June 9, 2023 | Posted in
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So how do the principals of these high schools feel about the new teaching methods? Dawn Watters of Excelsior and Deborah Domingo from Maud Williams High Schools say it has been well-received. And President of the Belize National Teachers’ Union, Senator Elena Smith who was also present, feels the new program offers more than the […]
Written on June 9, 2023 | Posted in
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The school year is coming to an end, but is there any hope for the students, as well as the staff and faculty, of Saint Mary’s Anglican Primary School to return to its home on Gabourel Lane? As has been reported, it is one of the city’s oldest schools, but was in a state of […]
Written on June 9, 2023 | Posted in
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At the Mexico Sports Center in Belize City today, primary school students from fourteen Anglican schools across the country participated in an exhibition, showcasing projects and their understanding of STEM – science, technology engineering and mathematics. The Anglican Management of Schools STEM Fair pools the best of the best projects from each district and the […]
Written on June 9, 2023 | Posted in
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Curriculum reform is coming to the education system and the 2022/2023 school year was used to pilot new competency-based learning in some schools. Since the beginning of this year, countrywide consultations have been taking place with stakeholders to get feedback on where there may be need for tweaks to acquire the desired learning outcomes. That […]
Written on June 8, 2023 | Posted in
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Fifteen thousand dollars worth of kitchen appliances were handed over to Saint Martin’s Government School in Belmopan. The appliances come as a donation through the Mesoamerica Hunger Free Project led by the Government of Mexico. A brief ceremony was held on the school’s compound where we learnt more about how the kitchen appliances will help […]
Written on June 7, 2023 | Posted in
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It’s not the kind of news any parent expects to hear, that their child was involved in a brawl at school that ended up with them being sent home. It’s worse when the fight involved a sharp-edged tool, such as a machete. This was the case at Ladyville Technical High School on Wednesday when a […]
Written on June 1, 2023 | Posted in
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Corazon Creek Technical High School opened its door in 2009 and caters to just over three hundred plus students from remote villages in Toledo District, including Machakil Ha, San Benito Poite and Graham Creek. Most recently, secondary school students from Midway, Barranco and Santana have been added to the zone. While the institution has been […]
Written on June 1, 2023 | Posted in
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A Memorandum of Understanding was signed earlier today between Saint John’s College and a Guatemalan university. The partnership is to establish a bachelor’s degree program in engineering to be offered to Belizeans in country. It amounts to huge savings for students who traditionally would have to travel overseas to pursue a degree in this area […]
Written on May 26, 2023 | Posted in
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The Council of Ministers of Education and Culture from Central America has been meeting in Belize since Thursday. The country presently holds the pro tempore presidency of SICA. It’s an event that’s held biannually to discuss the myriad of topics that fall under the different sectors of the Council. At the close of the session […]
Written on May 26, 2023 | Posted in
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According to C.E.O. Maheia, one of the interesting discussions that came up was developing a women’s orchestra, comprising female musicians from Central America. She said the ideas shared give the countries, including Belize, a chance to digest everything that has been discussed, shared and proposed. Each country would then decide whether or not they want […]
Written on May 26, 2023 | Posted in
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The Caribbean Examinations Council, C.X.C., today revealed that an investigation into concerns that the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Math Paper two was leaked on Wednesday, before the exam was sat on that day. Today, the Council announced that after communication with the ministries of education across the region, it has identified the country where […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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