Academy school board gets most of the blame for dispute with teachers
PHILIPSBURG – The situation at the St. Maarten Academy PSVE (Preparatory Secondary Vocational Education) remains volatile now that the board led by former Justice Minister Roland Duncan has refused to remove principal Lavern Nelson from her position. Minister Wycliffe Smith (Education) has stepped in and produced a report that takes the school More...
FAVE board has to pay big for wrongful dismissal guidance counselor
PHILIPSBURG – The board of the Foundation for Academic and Vocational Education (FAVE) has to pay 94,000 guilders gross ($52,514) to guidance counselor and job training coordinator Zeynep Sabahoglu for firing More...
The responsibility of school boards
By Hilbert Haar The case of the dismissed guidance counselor Seynep Sabahoglu by the Foundation for Academic and Vocational Education (FAVE) shows once more how irresponsible the board members of such organizations More...
St. Dominic High School International Baccalaureate Diploma program a success
PHILIPSBURG — The St. Dominic High School has introduced an International Baccalaureate Diploma Program which is geared to develop an academically successful student that is well rounded, socially responsible More...
Wescot-Williams: The Path to Political Independence
Wescot-Williams: The Path to Political Independence Starts With a Path of Total Self-reliance and Strong Sense of Self, English Language a Critical Part. Philipsburg, St. Maarten, November 4th, 2018 – The “English More...
Minister Smith Visits Sr. Regina School – Apologises for Error Made in Presentation to Parliament
Philipsburg, September 17, 2018 — Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports, the Honourable Wycliffe Smith visited the Sister Regina Primary School on Monday to personally apologize to the Principal, More...
Unqualified teachers
By Hilbert Haar What is the definition of a qualified teacher? This question popped into my mind when I read about Minister Wycliffe Smith’s summary of the state of affairs in the schools on our island. LOGIN More...
MP Egbert Jurendy Doran visits Milton Peters College students
Encourages students of all schools on the Island to strive for excellence Member of Parliament Egbert Jurendy Doran, who is also Vice-chair of the Education Committee of Parliament, visited and spoke to pre-examination More...
The Young United Women Book Club message to Students, Teachers and Parents for 2018-2019
PHILIPSBURG — The Young United Women Book Club has issued a press release on the importance of Reading and wishes the Students, Teachers and Parents a successful School Year 2018/2019. When we read together, More...
Over 2,000 students to start recycling with GreenBox
PHILIPSBURG — Over 2000 students and teachers across seven Catholic elementary and high schools will start the school year with recycling on campus. The goal of this project is to promote in-classroom sorting More...
