Education
Golden Apples honour teachers
(CNS Local Life): A dozen influential teachers were recognised for their outstanding contributions to the Cayman Islands’ education system at the 2018 Golden Apple Awards held Saturday, 26 May. Almost 200 people attended the ceremony, including business and community leaders, and government representatives, to support teachers from local public and private schools.
Course teaches mental health first aid
(CNS Local Life): In a course facilitated by the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA), 60 professionals were recently trained to be qualified mental health first aiders. The two-day programme equipped those taking part with the knowledge and confidence necessary to recognise the crucial warning signs and symptoms of mental ill health and provide help […]
Golden Apple Awards finalists named
(CNS Local Life): A dozen local and influential educators have been selected as finalists for the 2018 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching, and will be recognised for their achievements. The awards – which are run by the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Ministry of Education – have been re-introduced […]
Young poets tackle social issues
(CNS Local Life): Lauren Williams of the University College of the Cayman Islands has won this year’s “Creative Frame of Mind in Love” Poetry Slam finals, which was staged by the New Self-Help Community Foundation to celebrate Child Month. Competing with 11 other young poets live on-air, in an hour-long YouthFlex broadcast, the 20-year-old won […]
Caymanian scholars selected for UWC
(CNS Local Life): The United World Colleges (UWC) global educational movement will enrol three more Caymanian students this August, as the local national committee has selected Fenna Madison, Mark Plowright and Juliana Gaspar as its 2018 scholars. Studying for the rigorous International Baccalaureate Diploma, during the two-year pre-university programme the three scholars will live and […]
ICCI celebrates 45th graduation
(CNS Local Life): The International College of the Cayman Islands (ICCI) last month celebrated its 45th commencement, recognising 20 students who graduated with degrees ranging from associate of science to master of business administration and master of science. Dan Scott, newly appointed head of the Cayman Islands Education Council and managing partner of EY, gave […]
UCCI dean elected to accreditation board
(CNS Local Life): Dr JD Mosley-Matchett, Interim Dean of Academic Affairs and Director of Graduate Studies at the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI), has been elected to the board of commissioners of the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE). At its annual conference and assembly meeting held 17-20 April in New Orleans, […]
Law school moot team competes in Vienna
(CNS Local Life): The moot team from the Truman Bodden Law School (TBLS) has recently competed in the 25th Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna, Austria. Second-year students Aliana Dodds, Oneka Thompson and Romina Kape took part, accompanied by their coach, Andrew Woodcock.
St Ignatius students prove top investors
(CNS Local Life): Two students from St Ignatius Catholic School emerged winners of the ninth annual Saxon Investment Challenge for local high school and college students. The two young investors and first-time entrants into the challenge – Justine Rhule and Kelsi Persad – who operated under the trading name of Debtor X, generated the highest […]
Applications open for law school programmes
(CNS Local Life): Truman Bodden Law School (TBLS) is now accepting applications to join the second intake of students for one of two postgraduate programmes which were introduced in September 2017. The programmes lead to qualifications awarded by the University of Liverpool, UK – the LLM in International Finance: Law and Regulation and the postgraduate […]
Brac students show off math talent
(CNS Local Life): Continuing an initiative which began in 2010 by Layman E. Scott Sr High School on Cayman Brac to improve students’ math skills, the school recently held its ninth annual inter-house mathematics quiz, rewarding six young people with iPads for their efforts. A 2010 inspection report highlighting students’ poor performance in math compared […]
Students begin financial services education
(CNS Local Life): The fourth annual Cayman Finance Student Education and Work Experience Programme launched recently with an orientation event for all of the programme’s stakeholders. Accepted into the 2018 programme were 60 Caymanian students from schools across the Islands, who will participate in 10 weeks of workshops and one-on-one mentorship sessions.
Students score high at maths challenge
(CNS Local Life): More than 100 of Cayman’s secondary school students demonstrated their mathematical ability at the 2018 Minds Inspired Mathematics Challenge held 15 and 16 March. The two-day event, now in its sixth year, tests students’ individual knowledge as well as their ability to collaborate in groups to solve problems.
Careers fair set for Brac students
(CNS Local Life): Layman Scott High School is hosting a careers fair Friday, 23 March for all secondary school students as well as 40 primary pupils in Cayman Brac. The purpose of the event is for employers to engage with students, provide information and share with them what it takes to be successful in their […]
CEC interns can spend ‘summer in the city’
(CNS Local Life): Cayman Enterprise City (CEC) is now accepting applications from young people interested in working there as summer interns. Enterprise Cayman’s “Summer in the City” internship programme, in its sixth year, aims to place about 20 people throughout the CEC Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The one-to-two-month internships, which include positions within Cayman Tech […]
Deadline nears for Golden Apple nominations
(CNS Local Life): The community has eight days remaining to submit nominations for the relaunched Golden Apple Awards. The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce is organising the awards, first introduced in 2007 and held until 2013, in partnership with the Ministry of Education to honour public and private educators. The awards ceremony is set for […]
UCCI to offer social work degrees
(CNS Local Life): As part of Social Work Month, the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI), in partnership with the Ministry of Community Affairs and Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), is launching several initiatives including a new degree programme. The UCCI social work programme will commence later this month, offering certificates, as […]
Small-business initiative hits 10th year
(CNS Local Life): A record number of participants are taking part in an annual programme that offers small businesses free and confidential advice. Launched in mid-February and in its 10th year, the Student Consulting Programme connects small businesses with upper-level business students of the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI). The programme is a partnership […]
