Schools

Students grades 5 and up are invited to participate at the Hour of Code world-wide event on Saturday, Dec. 10. Two sessions will be organized at the University of the Virgin Islands.

The Virgin Islands Department of Education’s Office of School and Community Affairs, St. Thomas-St. John District, invites parents to attend the free Parent University Bootcamp, Dec. 6-20, at Lockhart Elementary School.

The Caribbean Writer (TCW) continues its anniversary celebration with the release of Volume 30, highlighting “Journeys and Pathways,” and it invites the public to its book launch from 5-8 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 8, at UVI.

The Virgin Islands Department of Education in partnership with the V.I. Department of Planning and Natural Resources, the University of the Virgin Islands, the Nature Conservancy, Red Hook Dive Center and St. Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventures (SCUBA) has announced the “Creating Local Stewards of the Reef: Through Targeted Marine Experience and Education” program, which is geared toward students in grades 10-12.

Schools in the St. Thomas-St. John District will be ringing in the holiday season with exciting concerts in December. The Virgin Islands Department of Education invites the public to attend and support music programs at the following public schools.

The Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDOE) in partnership with the Virgin Islands Department of Tourism (VIDOT) has launched the “Clean Places. Happy Faces.” anti-litter campaign at elementary schools across the territory.

Sen. Justin Harrigan Sr. announced the winners of the 2016 Veterans Day Essay Contests during ceremonies on Monday at the Lockhart Elementary School on St. Thomas and on Tuesday at the Julius Sprauve School on St. John.

Representatives of the Wyndham Vacation Ownership presented a total of $45,000 for education in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The University of the Virgin Islands - Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning (UVICELL) Center is offering a course on basic bookkeeping skills.

The University of the Virgin Islands welcomes Wilberto Ramos into its family as the new athletic director. Ramos served as athletic director for seven years at Talladega College in Alabama, where he also served as head baseball coach. He is enthusiastic about the new direction that his life and career have taken.