Schools
Students spread anti-bullying messages
(CNS Local Life): The 2018 Stood Up Interscholastic Fair, organised by the Family Resource Centre (FRC), doubled the number of participants in its second year, with 85 students, representing 13 government and private schools, displaying 40 anti-bullying-themed projects. The fair aimed to encourage the students to be creative in exploring ways they could address bullying.
Sir JAC girls winners in district rivalry
(PFL): While the rest of the Island bathed in the warmth of the tropical sun this past Saturday, West Bay was experiencing continuing showers as third-round games in the 2018 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and CUC Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) regular seasons were played at venues across Grand Cayman.
Cayman Prep late winner over CIS
(PFL): Under threatening skies and through periods of cooling rains, second round games in the 2018 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and CUC Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) regular seasons were played Saturday, 6 October. In Group B at the Dart Field, the Under 11 boys from Cayman Prep snatched a late 1-0 victory against […]
John Gray boys learn to be gentlemen
(CNS Local Life): A new group of boys at John Gray High School (JGHS) has joined the “Boyz2Men – Turning Boys into Gentlemen” programme, which aims to teach young men how to comport themselves properly while improving their self-esteem. The ceremony to mark the start of the 2018/19 programme recently took place at the school’s […]
Standing up to bullying
(CNS Local Life): Civil servants and members of the public took a visual stand against all forms of bullying, Friday, 5 October 2018, at this year’s Stood Up photo opportunity. The anti-bullying Dress for a Cause pink shirt photo shoot outside Government Administration Building, organised by the Family Resource Centre (FRC), is part of a […]
High school football leagues kick off
(CNS Local Life): The second season of the Dart Under 13 Boys’ and Under 14 Girls’ high school football leagues kick-off this week with girls’ games on Wednesday, 3 October and boys’ games on Thursday, 4 October. Organisers have decided to remain with the two age groups for 2018 to further establish the high school […]
Primary football season opens
(PFL): The 2018 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) regular seasons began this past Saturday, 29 September, with games at various venues across Grand Cayman. In Group A at the Dart Field, Cayman International School (CIS) and Sir John A. Cumber Primary opened the new season with three entertaining games.
Anti-bullying campaign begins
(CNS Local Life): This month marks the Department of Counselling Services’ “Stood Up Campaign” to raise awareness about the effects of childhood bullying and encourage grassroots strategies to eliminate it. Under the theme, “See Something Do Something”, the second annual anti-bullying initiative has increased its schedule of events to strengthen its impact.
Boys open primary football season
(PFL) With the girls successfully kicking-off the new primary school football competition this past Saturday, the boys now take centre stage. The 2018 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) opening rally takes place this Saturday, 22 September, beginning at 9am at the traditional home of local football, the T.E. McField Sports Field (Annex Field) in George […]
Cayman Prep retains opening rally title
(GPFL): The young ladies from Cayman Prep retained the CUC Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) opening rally title this past Saturday, 15 September, at the Annex Field after going unbeaten in round-robin play. Taking a slightly different approach this year, the GPFL coaches decided to implement a schedule whereby all participating schools would play as […]
Rotary Sunrise donates school supplies
(CNS Local Life): Rotary Sunrise recently donated backpacks filled with school supplies for deserving students ahead of the new academic year. The service club gave the 24 backpacks to the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to distribute to the students. “Rotary Sunrise knows how important having the right kit is,” said Jenna Mungall, […]
Primary school football kicks off
(GPFL): The always entertaining primary school football returns this weekend. The CUC Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) opening rally kicks off the 2018 season on Saturday, 15 September, at the Annex Field in George Town starting at 9am. The boys start their season with the CUC Primary Football League (PFL) opening rally Saturday, 22 September, […]
Chess stays on the board in schools
(CNS Local Life): For the second year running, law firm Ogier is sponsoring the Cayman Chess in Schools programme, which introduces year three pupils to the strategy game as part of the curriculum to build up a range of skills including critical thinking and advanced maths, alongside fostering students’ confidence and respect.
Final drive to ‘Stuff the Bus’
(CNS Local Life): Organisers are encouraging the public to help “Stuff the Bus” before the campaign ends Saturday, 18 August. The annual initiative to collect school supplies for children in need has been spearheaded by Caribbean Alliance Insurance Company and media partner Z99. Coordinators will be bundling the supplies and delivering them to students before […]
Community asked to Stuff the Bus
(CNS Local Life): It is almost time for “Stuff the Bus”, an annual initiative to collect school supplies for children in need. During the campaign, which will kick off 1 August, the public is asked to help fill a school bus with such items as backpacks, notebooks, crayons, pens, pencils and lunch boxes.
Volunteer options for students showcased
(CNS Local Life): More than 700 students from six high schools attended the Cayman Islands’ first-ever Student Volunteer Fair at the John Gray High School Gymnasium on Friday, 22 June. Organised by the Youth Services Unit (YSU) of the Ministry of Education, the fair, designed to fulfil a need by bringing together students with many […]
Cayman students place 2nd at tourism competition
(CNS Local Life): Students from the Cayman Islands School of Hospitality Studies (SHS) earned second place in the annual Caribbean Student Colloquium as part of the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) Caribbean Week events earlier this month in New York. SHS students submitted a business proposal for a sustainable Caymanian-themed village called Cocoplum.
Students lobby against single-use plastics
(CNS Local Life): In support of World Oceans Day, 8 June, Cayman schoolchildren delivered letters to Minister of the Environment Dwayne Seymour, urging the Cayman Islands Government to ban single-use plastics. The theme of World Ocean Day 2018 is “Preventing plastic pollution and encouraging solutions for a healthy ocean”.
