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Parents should be 'mad' at no full-time public schools – Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – ‘Honestly Speaking’ radio show host Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on parents of students attending public schools in the Virgin Islands to voice their concerns over schools not operating at full capacity even as new research shows schools can open with less than 6 feet of social distancing requirements.
‘We have to get our children back in school’– Hon Penn
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Leader of the Opposition, Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has called on the Fahie administration to now transition the territory’s educational system to full-time schooling and away from the hybrid learning initiative which he says has served its time.
Schools re-opening on Jan 4, 2021, with ‘Hybrid Learning’ approach –Dr Wheatley
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Deputy Premier Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has announced that schools in the Virgin Islands (VI) will re-open on Monday, January 4, 2021, with a hybrid blended learning approach.
New JvD Primary is no gimmick! - Premier Fahie as design contract inked
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI - The new Jost van Dyke Primary School has moved one step closer to becoming a reality, following the contract signing for the design development phase of the project between the Government of the Virgin Islands and AEC Consulting Engineering Ltd.
‘Not everyone is crying out to rush back into the classrooms’- Dr Wheatley
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Minister for Education Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries, and Agriculture, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (D7) says that, contrary to the picture of disaster being painted by some for political gains, COVID-19 online schooling has been a moderate success.
No new topics in first two weeks of school reopening– Education Minister
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With classrooms set to re-open as soon as school buildings are inspected and approved, Deputy Premier and Education Minister, Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said that in the first two weeks, no new topics will we taught.
Physical schools re-opening despite COVID-19 concerns
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A cabinet backed phased reopening of schools in the Virgin Islands (VI) has been approved, upturning a previous tentative decision to keep classrooms closed for the rest of the year.
No option for ‘homeschooling’ at this time- Dr the Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has warned that children who are learning from home for the rest of the year must still be enrolled in a local learning institution and not be strictly homeschooled.
Gov't has plan to re-open schools by Sept 21, 2020 - Dr Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said Government has a plan to re-open school by September 21, 2020; however, that plan has not been shared with the public as it is dependent on Cabinet's approval.
Being educated in VI is no 'disservice' to local children- Karia J. Christopher
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - 'Real Talk' television show host, Mrs Karia J. Christopher says there is a misconception in prominent circles that foreign education better equips children in the Virgin Islands (VI) to be able to compete in the world of work.
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