Community and Society
Children’s Week 2018: San Pedro celebrates our next generation
Throughout the week, schools across Belize held several activities aimed at promoting the importance of caring for a child’s wellbeing.
Youth
Mixed Martial Arts and Self-Defense course hosted at Kidtopia
The session was facilitated by MMA trainer Martin Dawson of Dawson’s Pit Fighters Training School, who taught the children basic fighting techniques to better prepare them in a vulnerable situation.
Community and Society
What’s New: Kidtopia San Pedro
It is the island’s first-ever kids club/drop-off center that consists of a playground area, arts and crafts station, kitchen, mini library, and video game station, alongside a whole bunch of other fun-filled activities that will keep your children happy and entertained.
Youth
U.S. Embassy Announces the 2018 Cohort of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program
This program will take place in September-October and will bring 250 young leaders from 36 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to the United States.
Sports
Islander Josue Valle drafted to Belize’s U-16 Male Football National Team
Josue Valle is a second-year student at San Pedro High School and is no stranger to the football scene here on the island.
Education
Island teachers and volunteers participate in the Return to Happiness program
rom Monday, August 13th to Friday, August 17th a group of teachers in San Pedro Town underwent training on how to deal with students who have experienced disasters (natural or man-made) and are having issues coping with traumatic experiences.
Education
Suicide Prevention Training hosted in Northern and Southern Belize
70 social workers, childcare providers, and youth workers in southern and northern Belize have been trained in basic suicide prevention strategies.
Education
Belizean students participate in the First Global Robotics competition in Mexico
A team of six Belizean students are participating in the first Global Annual International Organized Robotics Challenge taking place in Mexico City, Mexico from the 15th to the 18th of August.
