St. John’s College, SJC, has revolutionized the way history is taught by teaching it from the perspective of the oppressed in order to encourage critical thinking, allow for the students to have a deeper understanding and appreciation of the composition of Belize’s history.  In this regard, SJC’s History Department launched a book, Black Cross Nurses.  The book looked at how …

The management of St. Martin De Porres Primary School in Belize City saw that bullying was affecting their children and as a result the school was no longer a safe place for these students. Therefore, the management and teachers went to great lengths to instill in the young minds that bullying is not acceptable. Love News spoke with Anne Palacio, …

Late yesterday evening, an alert began circulating of intentions to plant an explosive device on the compound of Holy Redeemer Primary School in Belize City.  The alert reached the authorities and immediately a plan of action was executed.  The Bomb Expert at the Belize Defence Force was called in and a sweeping operation began this morning at the school.  By …

St. John’s College, SJC, is committed to giving their students a very sound foundation of their ancestry by teaching them history. First form students are taught African and Mayan History which allows them to understand history from the perspective of the oppressors.  Love news spoke with Yasser Musa, a teacher at SJC, who said that the students are also being …

Apart from academics, it is very essential that a child is provided with opportunities to play since there are certain skills that can only be learned by socializing and playing. In this regard, the Rotary Club of Edmonton in Canada outfitted several schools with playgrounds here in Belize. Today, St. Luke Methodist Primary School was the recipient of a playground …

Wesley Lower School has had several break-ins which have set the school back tremendously and hinder the students learning. Hon. Tracy Taegar-Panton, the Area Representative for Albert, came to the school aid by garnering assistance from the business community and today a sizeable donation was made to the school to purchase surveillance cameras in the hopes of deterring culprits from …

Ephesus SDA Primary School and Wesley Lower School have been targeted by thieves who robbed the school of several essential items valued at thousands of dollars.  Ephesus SDA Primary School was burglarized sometime between last week Friday night and Saturday morning. Love news spoke with Torrianne Smith, one of the teachers, about the items stolen. Smith said that the incident …

Music plays an important role in a child’s development and music can be found in many aspects of our culture including celebrations, entertainment and worship. For a long time, it was missing from Stella Maris’ curriculum, but with the assistance of the Music Ambassador, Shyne Barrow, Stella Maris now has a music room. There was a short ceremony to inaugurate …

The Primary School Examination (PSE) reflects the struggle students continue to have with mathematics.  For example, half of the students who sat the PSE exam this year scored an E on the math portion of it.  The Ministry of Education and schools continue to seek ways to help students better perform at mathematics.  Today, Grace Primary School held a math …

The Ministry of Education has been offering school subsidies to students for the past nine years to assist them with fees for high school.   At the inception of the programmme, students from the Toledo and Stann Creek Districts got the subsidies automatically while students in other districts had to be assessed. Today, the Ministry of Education held a ceremony where …