Education

One of the most wide-ranging and instructive reports to have been delivered on secondary education in Anguilla has been attributed to the Principal of the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School, Mrs. Ingrid Lake.

The arts and crafts produced by students at Campus A of the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School, and displayed at the Scouts and Guides Ruthwill Auditorium, could easily have been mistaken for imported products or works done by professional persons in Anguilla.

The Learning Centre at Campus A of the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School is the recipient of a supply of educational and sports materials.

The donation, from the Anguilla Community Foundation and a friend of the Learning Centre, was presented to the centre by Seymour Hodge, a well known Anguillian voluntary worker.

The Third Annual Primary Schools Award Ceremony at the Rodney MacArthur Rey Auditorium on Thursday, November 19, saw a large number of students receiving presentations for outstanding performance in a number of subject areas as well as sports. The overall sponsor was the Anguilla Electricity Company (ANGLEC).
The awardees, some of whom are now students at the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School, were from the six Government Primary Schools and the privately run Central Christian School and the Teacher Gloria Omolulu Institute.

The 2009 Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School’s Science Fair turned out to be a great success with a number of subject matters having been well-thought out and showcased by the participating students assisted by their teachers.

The award-winning event was sponsored overall by National Commercial Data Services (NCDS), a joint project owned by Caribbean Commercial Bank and National Bank of Anguilla which also provides services to other institutions in the region.

“Say No To Plastic,” a project which Soroptimist International Anguilla has been promoting for the past two years, has won its proud members the top Best Practice Award over many other Clubs around the world. It was presented by President Carwen Wynne-Howells at the Federation Conference in Cardiff, Wales, last week.

The Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School held its Twentieth Graduation Ceremony at the Rodney MacArthur Rey Auditorium on October 21, at which there was a capacity crowd comprising officials, parents and members of the public, who showed overwhelming support for the school and its students.

Anguillian student and Island Scholar, Ojeda Vanterpool, is the winner of the 2009 Eric Williams CAPE History Prize. The prize, introduced last year, is awarded by the Eric Williams Memorial Collection.

This article highlights the importance of encouraging students to attend school daily.
Many students from the ALHCS can be found on a daily basis loitering on the Ronald Webster Park and on the street during school hours.

The 4th Annual Health Authority of Anguilla-sponsored Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive Health Quiz, was held on Wednesday, September 30, at the Rodney McArthur Rey Auditorium.
The inter-house quiz is an initiative by the Health Authority, through the Health Promotion and Nutrition Unit, to prevent and reduce the incidence of chronic diseases among students at the school.

The Blowing Point Youth Development Centre is continuing its outreach to the youth of the community by putting on its first annual Summer Youth Programme. This year’s Programme will focus on three main areas namely: Reading, Arts & Crafts and Culture. Each of these areas has been organized in order to fulfill the Centre’s Vision of a community where all children and young people are equipped to reach their full potential.

The Island Harbour Primary School has been the recipient of a development grant of EC$500.

It is with great Pride and much joy that I stand here today, not only as the Valedictorian of the Class of 2009, but as a proud student of the best school, The Valley Primary School.

The arts and crafts exhibition mounted by the six Government-run Primary Schools in Anguilla has been described as a real showpiece. It was held over a two-day period last week at the Scouts and Guides Ruthwill Auditorium and attracted a number of spectators who expressed much appreciation for the high level of work.

A term-long Design and Technology project culminated on Thursday June 18 in a grand finish when Year 2 students of the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School participated in the 2009 Design Challenge. Students spent the term designing and making cars that would have as its main source of power: rat traps.

Four young persons from Anguilla are currently attending the 32nd World Affairs being held from June 20-26 at Carrol University in Wisconsin. The attendance was initiated by the Rotary Club of Anguilla that co-sponsored two of the students along with the Rotary Club of New York and the Anguilla Social Security Board. The other two are being sponsored by several businesses in Anguilla.

Campus B is functioning well as a breeding ground for competitive debates by Campus A students at the level of the Leeward Islands Debating Competition. The practice sessions, under the direction of Language Teacher, dramatist and public speaker, Colin Johnson, have been going on for sometime and reached a stage late last week when the debate for that day was broadcast live on Radio Anguilla.

The parents of Timarah Hodge, Timothy and Josette Hodge of Island Harbour, Anguilla have announced with pride her graduation from the University of the Virgin Islands (U.V.I.), St. Thomas Campus. She graduated on Monday 18th May, 2009 with a B.Sc. degree (Cum Laude) in Biology.

A gift of books on Black History Heroes and Heroines was presented to the Education Department by Bonita Klemm, a retired teacher from the United States. Bonita is presently one of a team of facilitators engaged in the training of the island’s Early Childhood teachers.

On invitation from the Department of Education, Professor Stafford Griffith, Director of the Caribbean Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training (CCETT), and Mr. Delroy Alleyne, the Regional Coordinator, met with officers from the department on Thursday 7th May, 2009 to discuss the introduction of the CCETT project in the primary schools in Anguilla.