School News

Working with Provo Sailing Club our ISTCI Student, Grace Reaston Brown, is gearing up for Bahamas Youth Olympic Regatta and the Round Island Race. We are always proud of and encourage extra curriculum activities and this one certainly stands out. Here is a wonderful account of Grace's efforts from Keir Clarke, Head Coach & Manager of the Provo Sailing Club. It sounds as though she has a promising sailing future. Well done Grace! Grace Reaston Brown has been a member of the Turks & Caicos Sailing Association's...

Celebrating the Written World for World Book Day 2016 World Book Day is a celebration! It’s a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of reading. In fact, it’s the biggest celebration of its kind, designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and marked in over 100 countries all over the world. This is the 19th year there’s been a World Book Day, and on 3rd March 2016 the children from our school came together and showed their love for reading. Very...

Celebrating the Music of the Turks and Caicos with David Bowen As part of TCI Education Week 2016 we were pleased to welcome back David Bowen, former Cultural Minister, and local musical legend. Mr. Bowen gave an enthralling presentation on the importance of the culture and heritage of the Turks and Caicos Islands, stories about language and introduced the types of musical instruments. The children clapped along and thoroughly enjoyed the musical experience. The music of Turks and Caicos Islands is best...

'Success for Every Learner' We have a wonderful range of activities at the International School of the TCI for the TCI Education Week. TCI Education Week will be observed February 28 – March 4, 2016 under the theme, “Success for Every Learner.” The week’s activities will commence with ecumenical services across the country and culminate with Teacher’s Day. The school week will include: Monday February 29th - Creative Learning with no pens/pencils, Children all bring in their favourite books! Tuesday March 1st - Maths...

TCI Spelling Bee 2016 The International School of the Turks and Caicos Islands would like to congratulate Jayda O' Neil, Grade 5, on her performance at The Turks and Caicos National Spelling Bee. We are very proud of her determination. She placed 5th in the TCI Spelling Bee 2016! Congratulations Jayda! Congratulations to her coach, Mr. Hall. She had an excellent first day as she spelt every word correctly and gained the maximum points of 50. Your ISTCI family and friends are very proud of you and your efforts!! The sky is the limit!...