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It has been some time since our last report, but you'll understand when you read about how many activities and projects the Ocean Academy students have been doing this year.  National Science Fair Competition: Students Yuma, Kyle, Leivy and Ramiro (not pictured) represented Ocean Academy in Belize City as part of a...

2012 was a very good year for Ocean Academy students. Your donations are truly making a positive difference in the lives of young Belizeans.  High-school attendance on Caye Caulker is exceeding the rest of the nation: only 40% of high-school age students attend school across Belize while an estimated 70%...

Compost & Gardening Club: 1st place in National Youth Awards (Agriculture category) Students are now preparing a presentation for a Caribbean-wide Science Fair. Their project: Reducing organic waste in the village dump site through composting & gardening. Female Leadership Club (FLC): 2nd place in National...

Ocean Academy Graduation 2012 We are very proud of our nine graduates for 2012. Since Ocean Academy opened in 2008, these students have grown with the school and helped to shape it. Now, five are headed to Muffles Junior College, one to a school in California, one has a job with Caye Caulker Belize Tourism Industry...

Donations will be Matched 40% on June 13th Thank you very much for the donations you have already made to Ocean Academy through Global Giving.  We have an opportunity to significantly increase our funding through a Global Giving Bonus Day campaign on June 13th.  Donations made after 12:01 EDT will be matched...

Your donation bought cement blocks for Classroom Expansion Ocean Academy's student body is growing and we only have one place to go....up!  Volunteer student groups from Boston, Iowa,Vermont (USA) and Alberta (Canada) spent Spring Break working alongside Belizeans to lay 1000 cement blocks for much-needed upstairs...

Happy Holidays and thank you so much to everyone who has shown their love this season with a donation to the students of Caye Caulker Ocean Academy.  There are so many heart-warming stories to share with you about how your donations are making a difference in Belizean children's lives and we thank each and every one of...

Ocean Academy is thankful for ... Our environment and planet The school motto is "Preserving our heritage, creating our future".To celebrate the American Thanksgiving holiday, the entire student body spent the afternoon on the north side of our island to show our committment and appreciation for the...

Students are not the only ones going back to classes! During the month of August, Ocean Academy teachers participated in professional development workshops and met with colleagues to discuss curriculum and lesson planning, assessment, differentiated learning, youth engagement, and positive behaviour...

Caye Caulker Ocean Academy’s first graduating class is “The World’s Greatest”  Amira Marin, Danny Marin, Lexee Marin and Morgan Carrasco might be a small class, but they are the pride of Caye Caulker as the very first graduates of Ocean Academy.  Founded in 2008, Ocean Academy is the first...

Science Fair Success Children from the primary school and community members all enjoyed Ocean Academy's interactive science exhibits on May 11th.  Displays included solar power, circuits, lemon juice rocket, soil erosion models, animal habitats, waste management solutions for small islands and more.  To see...

Advanced Scuba Diver Graduates Eleven Ocean Academy Aquatic Tourism P.E. students are now Advanced scuba divers: Byron, Clifton, David, Denzel, Elizabeth, Estrella, Kyle, Lexee, Morgan, Mercedes, Yuma.  Students even got to try out underwater photography.  The scuba diving P.E. class was made possible because...

  February was all about the love at Ocean Academy Love of Learning: NASA Guest Speaker Last week Ocean Academy welcomed Peter Smith to talk with students about the history,  technology and future of Space  Exploration.  Our Science teacher and students also...

2011 is off to a great start, thanks in great part to your generosity in supporting innovative education programs at Caye Caulker Ocean Academy. Afterschool Tutoring Program: Our dedicated teachers stay afterschool daily to help students in all subject areas. Math and English tutors always have large groups of...