Topic: primary school
Primary school mask mandate counter to international advice
The requirement for children over age 5 to wear a mask in school, if they cannot maintain a distance of 6 feet from others, runs counter to guidance offered by the World Health Organization and the Department of Education in England.
Updated curriculum launched for Cayman’s primary schools
A new curriculum with a greater focus on science and technology is being introduced in Cayman’s primary schools this year.
No new primary school for Bodden Town
A new primary school in Bodden Town is not part of government’s immediate plans and is not needed at this stage, based on projections for likely student numbers in the near future, Education Minister Tara Rivers told legislators last week.
‘Interventions’ aim to lift reading ability
Interventions helped 86 percent of Year 1 students in the public school system meet the expected literacy level for their age group in the last academic year – the first time the intensive intervention program has been used in Cayman’s schools.
Trial date set for teacher’s aide indecent assault case
A teacher’s aide accused of indecently assaulting seven female students will have his trial starting Feb. 13, 2017.
Eastern districts host primary sports day
It was “ready, set, go,” for Eastern District youngsters at North Side’s Edna M. Moyle Primary and East End Primary’s joint sports day.
