Some three thousand students will be returning to a full day of school at the beginning of the advent term in September.

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture in partnership with UniteBVI Foundation and Cable and Wireless Charitable Foundation is inviting the public to the Official Handover Ceremony for Building I of the Bregado Flax Educational Centre (BFEC) in Virgin Gorda.

All public and private school educators are asked to attend a Professional Day on Monday, August 26 at the Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium.

The public is reminded that the Advent Term for all public schools begins on Monday, September 2. New and transfer students of secondary and primary schools are expected to report to school on Wednesday, September 4. All returning students are expected to report to school on September 5 and 6. Classes begin on Monday, September 9 for all public schools.

For more information on the Advent Term for public schools, contact the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth Affair, Fisheries and Agriculture at 468-4949.

The public is invited to support the graduating class of 2019 at the various private and public graduation ceremonies around the Territory.

Parents, teachers, and students of public primary and secondary schools are advised that Friday, May 31 is mid-term break.

The Bregado Flax Educational Centre has secured the first and second spot in the finals of the Inter Secondary School Division Spelling Bee Championship.

Seventh-day Adventist Primary School student Talisa Toussaint is the 2019 Spelling Bee Champion in the primary division of the competition.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is inviting tenders for Retrofitting, Repair and Maintenance of the Ebenezer Thomas Primary School.

The successes of the BVI’s SMART Schools concept were shared at the 2^nd annual Caribbean Safe Schools Ministerial Forum held in St. Vincent and the Grenadines from April 29 to 30.