Open Day at San Pedro RC School

The San Pedro Roman Catholic School opened its doors to visitors today for the school open day. The open day activity is one of the many functions for Education Week. The open day was centered on the many ethnic groups found in Belize.

The standard six class dressed in the traditional Mayan outfits.

A baby dressed as a Mayan boy

Students performing an East Indian dance.

Students displayed food and made several dance presentations for the visitors who came by to their open day.

Hon. Patrick Faber Tours San Pedro Schools

The Minister of Education, Honorable Patrick Faber, is on a two-day visit in San Pedro Town as part of his country wide tour. His first stop was at Holy Cross Anglican School where he addressed the students and teachers.Minister of Education Hon. Patrick Faber and his visiting team including Deputy Chief Education Officer in Belize Carol Babb, Belize District Education Manager Jamor Lopez and the Ministry of Education Public Relations Officer Arlet Gomez.

Minister Faber addressing students at Holy Cross Anglican School.

Students perform musical presentation for Hon. Faber and other invited guest.

The Minister urged the students to study hard and to “stay in school.” In his message to the teachers, Minister Faber explained that the Government of Belize is investing more money to improve the level of education in the country.

Ministry of Health keeps with cleanliness campaign

The Ministry of Health in keeping up with its cleanliness campaign has worked hard to spread the message across on the importance of washing and keeping the home clean. These posters found across town are bright and colorful making them very attractive for the young as well as making it eye catching for everyone.

Remember to always wash your hands and this is a sure fire way to stop germs from spreading. As the poster above says, The power is in your hands.

Have you washed your germs away?

Support a worthy cause - Lime's Chili Cook Off

Lime's Chili Cook Off

Come and be the judge of the best Chili cooked by the best cooks in San Pedro. Just $10.00bz to try them all, a free entry for each taster and a prize for the winner. All proceeds going to Saga Humane Society

Date:May 15th, 2009, 6pm
Location:Lime Bar & Grill
Address:1-2 Coconut Drive

Education Week at SPRCS

In light of Education Week, students and teachers engaged in a Debate and Spelling Bee. Standard Six students debated whether South Beach Belize is indeed a good project for San Pedro Town or not while Infant II students had a Spelling Bee.

Full house at the Court of the SPRCS

Winners: 1st place - Shanelly Gutierrez, 2nd place - Alex Ramos, & 3rd place - Rose Romero

Judges for the Debate: Mariela Archer, Elito Arcero, & Pamela Zetina

Students saying "YES" to South Beach...

....and others against the project of South Beach