The St George's Primary School today March 18, 2016 held their annual Open Day and Book Fair with the focus being the usage of language to advance learning in all subject areas including math and science. Photo: VINO

One of the teachers with some of the students as they go over their work. Photo: VINO

Principal of St George's Primary School Claudette A. Landover said the aim of the day's activity is to show the integrated approach the school has taken to teaching subjects such as mathematics and science. Photo: VINO

These students explain how their word game works. Photo: VINO

Students explaining their project. Photo: VINO

Science teacher Kim A. Stephen told this news site that the teaching of the subjects can become integrated so that the learning can be made easier, since not everyone learns at the same pace. Photo: VINO

A project featuring the Virgin Islands's Government. Photo: VINO

The school had on display numerous displays of projects that the students themselves made to help bring the theme alive and which were able to give practical demonstrations of how concepts that seem complicated at first can be explained through language properly applied. Photo: VINO

A student at the open day of St George's Primary School. Photo: VINO

Another student explaining one of the displays. Photo: VINO

Explaining the use of language in poetry. Photo: VINO

The school had on display numerous projects that the students themselves made to help bring the theme alive and which were able to give practical demonstrations of how concepts that seem complicated at first can be explained through language properly applied.

Science teacher Kim A. Stephens told this news site that the teaching of the subjects can become integrated so that the learning can be made easier, since not everyone learns at the same pace.

“We are taught that English is very important. Now English, along with Mathematics and Science, all of them can become integrated because many times when you are teaching Science and Mathematics children will believe it is in isolation and they should not believe that,” she said.

Ms Stephens said as a result of this observation the school decided to fuse the subjects to reinforce that English is essential throughout. “You can use it in Mathematics and make it fun, you can use it in Science and make it fun, so we use different strategies...we use creative writing skills, vocabulary and spelling skills and comprehension,” she said.

Activity to also boost comprehension/get parents involved- Principal

Principal of St George's Primary School Claudette A. Landover said the aim of the day's activity is to show the integrated approach the school has taken to teaching subjects such as Mathematics and Science.

“We are having our yearly open day. Usually we would have a science fair but this year we are focusing on language and reading and we are using the integrated approach to language and reading to show that language arts can be use to teach any subject,” she said.

Ms Landover said that all levels had items on display during the open day, from reception to grade 6.

She said that at the beginning of the school year the school did an assessment to see when were their strengths and weaknesses over the previous year and the decision was taken to go this route. “And one of the weaknesses that we found was in the area of comprehension. The exhibition is also meant to give the parents strategies how to help the children at home,” she said.