Schools
Young artists on display at hotel gallery
(CNS Local Life): Year six students from government schools across Grand Cayman are exhibiting their artwork created through the Heritage Arts programme, which is part of the curriculum and run by Cayman Traditional Arts (CTA). On display at The Gallery at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman through 15 August, are paintings that CTA director Chris Christian […]
Triple C celebrates with a walk/run
(CNS Local Life): As its 75th anniversary celebrations continue, Triple C School held a 5K walk/run on Saturday, 13 May, with proceeds going toward improvements to the campus and a scholarship fund. The wider Triple C community, including parents, students, staff and alumni, took part with even young ones getting to enter a “Little Sprinters” […]
Teen debaters focus on healthy relationships
(CNS Local Life): Eight young people, each representing a different school, took part in this year’s teen panel debate on healthy relationships, held Wednesday, 10 May. The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) organised the event, which is a regular fixture on the annual Child Month calendar. Local high schools were each asked to […]
Lighthouse students gain gov’t work experience
(CNS Local Life): The six students of the Lighthouse School’s (LHS) graduating class took part in a day’s work experience at the Government Administration Building on Friday, 12 May 2017. The initiative, organised by Lauren Knight, manager of the Internal Audit Service, was designed to help the students gain a better understanding of workplace duties, […]
Sister Islands start off Child Month with reading day
(CNS Local Life): Well-known residents took to the classrooms of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman to read to young students, on Monday, 1 May 2017, to encourage and promote literacy among children in schools. The celebrity reading day, which kicked off this year’s Child Month, took place at West End Primary as well as the […]
Brac students win senior Battle of the Books
(CNS Local Life): After flying in to compete for the first time in the Lera Parchment Battle of the Books competition, a team from Layman E Scott High School on Cayman Brac went home victorious as senior division champions. The annual event was held at Sir John A. Cumber Primary School in West Bay on […]
Pre-K kids dress for success at career day
(CNS Local Life): The pre-kindergarten class at Triple C School showed off their career choices on Friday, 31 March, by dressing as police officers, doctors, mechanics, engineers, cowgirls, veterinarians and fire fighters. Each student in Antoinette Cowan’s class also shared a bit about their what they would do and why.
Registration opens for upcoming school year
(CNS Local Life): The registration period for students enrolling in, or transferring to, government schools for the 2017/2018 school year will run from Monday, 3 April 2017 to Friday 30 June 2017. Registration for government reception is open for qualifying children who will turn 4 years old before 1 September 2017, meaning a child born […]
Book donation breathes LIFE into classroom libraries
(CNS Local Life): In what is believed to be the largest recorded donation of reading material to a government school, the charity Literacy Is For Everyone (LIFE) organised a gift of more than 3,500 books to Sir John A. Cumber Primary School (SJACPS) in December last year. The contribution was the result of a partnership between LIFE, […]
John Gray students win robotics competition
(CNS Local Life): A team of 11-year-old John Gray High School students took first place at the 2017 Cayman Islands SeaPerch Challenge underwater robotics competition. The Aqua Lasers – Diamond White, Davonte Howell, Alvan Boxwell and Caleb Feare – earned an all-expenses paid trip to Atlanta, Georgia where they will represent the Cayman Islands at […]
CIS celebrates diversity of school
(CNS Local Life): Cayman International School (CIS) hosted its annual “International Night” on Wednesday, 15 February, in the Arts and Recreational Centre at Camana Bay, offering CIS families the opportunity to showcase the countries they represent. The school counts 32 nationalities amongst its faculty and student body. This year’s event was themed “The Five Senses” […]
Students recreate favourite books
(CNS Local Life): Books were recently brought to life by students taking part in the annual storyboard competition held at a reading fair in George Town Public Library Saturday, 11 February. Organised by Cayman Islands Information Professionals (CIIP), 106 children from schools around Grand Cayman participated, and all received certificates for their colourful and informative […]
Students march for drug and cancer awareness
(CNS Local Life): Cayman Academy made its presence felt in George Town on Friday, 3 February, by marching to deliver its annual contribution to the Cayman Islands Cancer Society and taking a stand with the National Drug Council (NDC) against drug use and abuse. “The National Drug Council was delighted to partner with Cayman Academy […]
Cayman Prep secure league titles
(PFL): Cayman Prep continued their recent domination of the CUC Primary Football League (PFL) as the school secured the 2016/2017 Under 9 and Under 11 League championships Saturday, 28 January, at the Annex Field, headlining a glorious day of PFL and Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) finals and third-place games.
Cayman Prep face CIS for league titles
(PFL): The primary schools’ best footballers were in action at the Annex Field Saturday, 21 January, as the 2016/2017 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and the Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) semifinals were played in front of a large crowd. Next up are the finals and third-place matches, which are set for 28 January, also […]
Couple donates bus to Cayman Academy
(CNS Local Life): A local couple has donated a 26-seater bus to Cayman Academy which will be used to transport students to and from the school. Entrepreneur and philanthropist Kenneth Hall, Jr, and his wife, Waynette, presented the custom-made 2017 Ford bus, equipped with seat belts and special driver-controlled window security, and have licensed and […]
Primary football semifinal spots booked
(PFL): Facing brisk northwesterly winds and threatening skies, the young primary school stars participating in the 2016/2017 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and the Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) playoffs left it all on the field this past Saturday, 14 January, as schools competed for a place in the semifinals in their respective divisions.
Schools edge closer to semifinal spots
(PFL): The 2016/2017 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) playoffs resumed Saturday, 7 January at the Annex Field following the Christmas break. With just one more playoff day scheduled for 14 January prior to the semifinals and finals, schools battled for maximum points as they edged closer to securing one […]
