Wesley College Bahamas

August 2009

• . 4th Emancipation Day
• 17th Mrs Carey's birthday
• 17th Administrators begin New School Year
• 19th - 20th District Administrators' Conclave
• 24th Teachers report for new School Year
• 31st Orientation for New Students and Grade Seven students

Other News

Wesley College's highlights for Academic Year 2008/2009:

1. During this calendar year, Wesley College is celebrating our 20th Anniversary (February 27th.)
2. Improvements of the use of technology in the learning process, including more use of PowerPoint presentations in the classroom.
3. E Clement Bethel National Arts Festival Performance: This was Wesley College's first entry in the competition and the results are encouraging indeed. In fact, the judges arrived a week earlier than expected. Here is how we performed: Denton Gay - National Winner, Instrumental solo (woodwind); Boys' and Girls' Brigade Band - second place - Marching Band; Wesley College Band - Third Place, Marching Band; Wesley College Band, Second Place - Concert Band; Denton Gay - National Winner - Popular Dances (Solo).
4. Completed research on Abaco's caves and blue holes; tourism and agriculture.
5. Placed Second in Friends of the Environment Annual Abaco Science Fair.
6. Participation of nine Wesley College students in concert with The Royal Bahamas Defence Force Band.
7. Continued development of programmes for challenged/marginalised students including speech therapy, ADHD management and at-risk male students.
8. Marked Improvement in the BGCSE performance, with one of our two 12th Grade candidates obtaining A's in Music and Spanish.
9. Annual Summer Band Camp - in conjunction with The Abaco Foundation, the Bahamas Dance Theatre and Geogia's School of Dance. Featured traditional Bahamian dances. Culminated in one hour performance an Abaco's Independence Celebrations.

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