Be Kind Belize and the San Pedro Lions Club encourage kids to speak out about kindness

Press Release – Be Kind Belize – April 28, 2011 – Be Kind Belize, the humane education programme, is working with the Lions Club to give children the opportunity to speak out about ‘Kindness in Our Community’.

On the 10th of May at 7pm, children from standards 2, 3 & 4 at Holy Cross Anglican School will have the honour of presenting their own speeches to members of the San Pedro Lions Club.
The speech topic is ‘Kindness in Our Community’. Lions Club members will vote for the best speech and the winner will receive a brand new bicycle.
The children will be required to include answers to several important questions in their speech including: Why is kindness important? Why do some people or animals not receive much kindness? How can kindness change lives? And – What could be done to make San Pedro a kinder place? They will be judged on their presentation skills and creativity.
Be Kind Belize provides training and Educators’ Resource packs, free of charge to any school, humane society, community or individual who wishes to introduce the programme locally.
For more information about Be Kind Belize contact BeKindBelize@gmail.com or call 501-226-4366.

ABC Pre-School parents create Valentine art with children

Valentine's Day is super special for many reasons...at ABC Pre-School, parents were invited to join their little ones in creating some beautiful artwork honoring the day of love. Parents got into the crafting with glue, paper, crayons, scissors and more...helping their sons and daughters to make beautiful memories...

Happy Valentine's Day to all!!

Holy Cross appoints new Volunteer Coordinator

The task of running a school is a rather hefty one; especially a school with an enrollment of over 400 students. Since its opening in September 2006, Francis and Vernon Wilson have worked tirelessly to bring Holy Cross School to the place it presently stands.
After almost five years, the couple has decided to step back a bit. As a result they have commenced the process of selecting individuals to fill their roles. One of such individuals is Mrs. Lydia Brown. Lydia has taken up the role of Volunteer Coordinator. Originally from New Zealand, Lydia has travelled the world and lived in the United Kingdom and just prior to moving to Belize, she lived in Cambodia.
During her travels and past work experiences, she has garnered a strong background in Customer Service, Tourism and Teaching. Lydia was also employed by the Department of Internal Affairs in New Zealand and worked on several projects.
She and her family were attracted by the great climate, friendly ENGLISH speaking people and political stability that the country offered. When asked about her appointment at Holy Cross, she stated; “When we moved here, we did not know exactly what we were going to do, but we came. We had decided before, that we wanted to help in the developing world. We stumbled across Holy Cross School. We bought the house next door to the school. Shortly after, we met Francis and Vernon, they gave us the tour of the school and we just fell in love.”
In her role as Volunteer Coordinator, Lydia will be responsible for coordinating efforts with the various teams of volunteers that visit and work with Holy Cross School. The moment a team agrees to visit, Lydia works hand in hand with the organizers from the United States. She is responsible for briefing the teams beforehand on what to expect while in Belize, make recommendations on accommodations and travel, coordinate trips for groups during their stay on the island; booking hotel rooms and tours and being there to assure that volunteers’ visits go smoothly and provide them with memorable experiences.
Apart form working with the Volunteers, Lydia is also at the Office, helping out in anyway she can. The San Pedro Sun welcomes Lydia and her family to the island and wishes them the best as they venture on their new life within our San Pedro Community.

Students participate in reading camp

Some 80 students completed a one week reading camp on Friday, August 13th, 2010. The reading camp was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Education under the theme, “Learn to read, read to learn.” The camp started at the San Pedro High School on Monday August 9th from 8:00am to 2:00pm.


According to San Pedro Education Officer Candy Armstrong, the reading camp seeks to improve the reading skills and vocabulary of the students. The students are from different schools on the island and are from various grades. The camp concentrated in two main areas, reading skills and writing. The reading camp was promoted in various schools before classes closed for vacation.
On Wednesday, representatives of Grand Belizean Estate Company visited the kids and handed out t-shirts for their participation. The donation is in an effort to show support to the reading camp and encourage others to participate in such important activities. Armstrong said that the t-shirts will be given to the students on the final day of the camp along with a bag each of assorted schools supplies. The Ministry of Education hopes to make the reading camp an annual event.

SPTC & Santa distribute presents

Mayor Elsa Paz and Santa, along with Santa's helpers, were around town distributing gifts to the schoolchildren of the island on Monday. One of their stops was at Island Academy. While the children sang holiday songs, the assistant elves (Town Council Staff) worked diligently to make sure there was a toy for EVERY student. Happy Holidays!!