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Education Archive
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Statia Government signs for Childcare Improvement Project
Posted on January 21, 2013 | No CommentsSt. Eustatius- The Dutch government made additional funds available for the research on the improvement of the quality of Childcare on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius. The Island Governor... -
New Housing Governor de Graaff School officially in use
Posted on January 13, 2013 | No CommentsOn Friday, January 11th, headmaster Floyd Woodley together with Commissioner Carlyle Tearr and acting lieutenant governor Kenneth Lopes of St. Eustatius cut the opening ribbon of the brand new school... -
Opinion: Does every child really count on Statia?
Posted on December 18, 2012 | 2 Comments(picture Siem Dijkshoorn (planning bureau) and Commissioner Tearr at the opening of the Gov. de Graaffschool last Friday) Dear Editor, The public school of St. Eustatius under the name “Governor... -
Educator put back on government’s payroll
Posted on December 8, 2012 | 1 Comment(DH 8 Dec) ST. EUSTATIUS–The Executive Council said it has resolved the case of Theola Schmidt on Thursday, meaning that she will receive her salary owed for October and November,... -
Opinion piece: We need to improve on education
Posted on November 28, 2012 | 2 Comments(DH nov 27) Dear Editor, With interest I read “Nothing new for our people” by Brenda van Putten in your November 20 Newspaper. One of the many things which caught... -
Participants complete competence training
Posted on November 17, 2012 | No CommentsST. EUSTATIUS–A group of persons from across the business community successfully completed the Competence-Based Basic Training Course provided by the Council of Education and Labour Market ROACN under the direction of... -
Zaandam wants black history in school curriculum
Posted on November 13, 2012 | No CommentsST. EUSTATIUS–Leader of the United People’s Coalition (UPC) Reginald Zaandam tried to convince the Island Council on Thursday to include black history in the curriculum of public schools. According to... -
Poor Dutch Language Skills put Caribbean Students at disadvantage in Holland
Posted on October 30, 2012 | No CommentsCaribbean students studying in the Netherlands are at a disadvantage because of poor language skills, a report by the Soualiga Foundation found. Stichting Soualiga Foundation caters to the specific social... -
CXC Registrar suggests rethink of education system
Posted on October 28, 2012 | No Comments10/27/2012 (source: the barbados advocate) If the Caribbean wishes to stay on the cutting edge in terms of education and national competitiveness, it must rethink the education system. This is... -
Sustainable development and education
Posted on October 28, 2012 | No CommentsThe UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre is organizing a moderator-driven discussion from 22 October to 2 November 2012 on the UNEVOC e-Forum. The topic of the discussion is ‘Greening TVET for sustainable development’....