Classroom of the Month

November 1, 2019

Here’s how we can all learn to get along…

This month, we are profiling a fantastic program that teaches our young people from schools all over the island how to become great leaders. The Kiwanis Key Leaders Weekend gives our youth more than an...

September 10, 2019

Counting Conch

Best data collection gig ever!!! Future marine biologists are working with the Dept. of Environment to record the numbers and sizes of the conch population in the Cayman Islands. Not only are they putting their...

August 30, 2019

Life helps young readers grow

The programme is Literacy is for Everyone, but we call it Life. Each week, volunteers give up a lunch hour to spend with a young reader – we met up with them at George Town...

July 27, 2019

What would your children do with “god-like” abilities?

Developing higher level critical thinking skill and engaging parents through technology…meet the Cayman First Classroom of the Month from Cayman International School where a study in Greek gods explores ideas about who we can be...

June 21, 2019

Guilty as charged!

When end of year exams roll around, there’s a lot of pressure on our students to perform. Ms. Willby’s Year 6 class at Red Primary feels that pressure too; which is why together, she and...

June 2, 2019

Getting them hooked, while they’re young…

Luigi Coletta is a coach. He wants to expose to his students to the diverse options available. Mike Pinnington is with Sunset Divers. He’s hoping giving those students a chance to get certified, will get them...

May 13, 2019

Get your science on!

From eating bugs to solar powered cooking – this year’s Dr. Bill Hrudey Science Fair is a hit. Hundreds of students, parents and Rotarians spend the morning learning, celebrating, teaching and sharing – now in...

March 22, 2019

Build. Test. Program. Win.

Our Cayman First Classroom of the Month for February 2019 features the robotics programme at Cayman Prep School where teamwork pays off in international competition. Congratulations to the students and their coaches on their success...

February 27, 2019

Filled with the sound of music

Our Cayman First Classroom of the Month shows just what can become when you truly have a passion and pursue it Ian Emerson’s dream of a Youth Orchestra has gone from idea to reality, offering...

January 18, 2019

They made this out of tyres.

How is that for a catchy headline? Our Cayman First Classroom of the Month is all about developing young entrepreneurs and our focus is on Re-Tyre, a Junior Achievement Cayman Company under the tutelage of...