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VI students being guided along 'strategic career pathways'- Hon de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Students need to be work-ready upon leaving school, Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL), Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, said while assuring that this is her ministry’s aim.
School admissions for 2025/2026 academic year now underway
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—The Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports of the Virgin Islands has commenced new student registrations for the 2025/2026 academic year. The registration period began January 2, 2025, and will continue up to April 30, 2025.
UNESCO donates 120 science kits to VI schools
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- One hundred and twenty science kits were handed over to the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports by UNESCO on Friday, November 9, 2024.
HLSCC to host dynamic summer camp for youths aged 9-15 for 3rd consecutive year
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – This summer, the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) is set to ignite the imaginations of young learners with its third annual Summer Camp, tailored for children 9 through 15 years of age.
Education Month 2024 begins with a 'STEAMing Scavenger Hunt'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Educators from across the Territory are observing Education Month 2024 with several activities, including a STEAMing Scavenger Hunt.
'You can’t get change if you give exact'– Hon de Castro tells teachers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As part of "re-imagining" education in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI), Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) has urged local teachers to give more and create change not just in schools, but in the community.
VI students heading to Singapore for Int'l Robotics Challenge
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Four students from two schools in the Virgin Islands have been selected to participate in the annual international Global Robotics Challenge from October 7 to 10, 2023, to be held in Singapore.
Some 60 educators hired for new school year- Hon de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Some 60 teachers have been recruited for the new school year in the Virgin Islands (VI), Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) has said.
Gov’t will ‘put our money where our mouth is’ for education – Hon DeCastro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) says the Government will continue to invest heavily into education, recognizing its impacts on youths and the local economy.
DYAS VI Summer Camps returning for 2023 – Hon de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) has today, May 29, 2023, announced the 2023 return of the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports (DYAS) VI Summer Camps for students on Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada or Jost Van Dyke.
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