This is an example of how teachers on a grade level can collaborate to create a Grade Level VI History Month Activity.

 Students will learn about the St. Croix Botanical Gardens and its big trees through the Big Trees of Saint Croix App. Using this app, students will locate the trees using GPS location from Big Trees of Saint Croix Book. Students will contribute to building this app. Then, students will use AppLab in code.org to build their app. 

Several professors, government officials and political party members spoke in a forum on political and social issues affecting U.S. territories, which focused mainly on the relationship between the U.S. federal government and the governments of the territories. Following the speakers' prepared remarks, the panelists responded to questions from members of the audience.

In episode 1 of Crucian Cultural Cuisine, Division of Virgin Islands Cultural Education Director Stephanie Brown learns how to make Guava Jelly & Green Gage ...

In Episode 2 of Crucian Cultural Cuisine, the Virgin Islands Good Food Coalition Director Sommer Sibilly-Brown learns how to make Benye with Norma Pemberton-Llanos

Sea Walls St Croix Artists for Oceans was brought to St. Croix by the PangeaSeed Foundation in partnership with

Clean Sweep Frederiksted to empower our community to create meaningful environmental change for our Oceans through ARTivism, education and science. The public artworks serve as educational tools and conversation-starters addressing marine environmental issues relevant to the local community. The goal is to ignite ownership for the sustainability of natural resources.

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The first Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans project took place on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands in December 2019. PangeaSeed’s team of international and local artists gathered on St. Croix, over a period of ten days, to create a series of culturally sensitive public artworks to help raise environmental awareness and add vibrancy to the community still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Maria, a category-five hurricane that struck the island in September 2017.

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Big Blue & You served as the official youth education partner to Pangeaseed Foundation during SeaWalls St. Croix. The program Big Blue & You also hosted "Art by the Sea Pop-Up Festival" where they combined kid-friendly ocean art projects with marine science learning experiences facilitated by local experts. You can see more about Big Blue & You's mission on their website - bigblueandyou.org

Reexamination of the Insular Cases

Decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in the first decade of the 20th century, the Insular Cases are a series of decisions that established the status of the residents of territories which had recently been acquired by the United States during and immediately after the Spanish-American War. These cases remain the basis for the relationship between the territories and the rest of the United States.1 Many attorneys in the territories say the Insular Cases are the reason they went to law school. However, the Insular Cases are much less well known outside of the territories and are not included in some law school curricula.

This is a teacher-made PowerPoint slide that can be used by the Virgin Islands History Teachers for discussing the lesson: Transfer Day. The term "Transfer Day" refers to the day that the Danish West Indies officially became a part of the United States,  the US  Virgin Islands. On March 31, 1917, at 4:00 p.m., the United States paid Denmark $25,000,000 for the Danish West Indies. Disclaimer:  The original content, video, and image rights do not belong to me. In the references section, proper acknowledgment is provided.

The Virgin Islands Marine Advisory Service (VIMAS) aims to increase awareness about marine and terrestrial natural resources as well as help foster environmental stewardship ethics within the Virgin Islands' community.

Designed by Aliya Perkins, this WebQuest was created to teach high school students some of the aspects of the creative arts of the Virgin Islands.

This WebQuest created by Vida Petersen provides an opportunity for K-2 students to research the turtles that nest and hatch in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Students will learn interesting facts, see beautiful images and make a presentation on their favorite turtle. Turtles are AWESOME!!!

Through this WeQuest, students in 6th grade will explore the history of the United States Virgin Islands native music Quelbe also known as a "Scratch Band." They will be able to listen to quelbe music and see how dancers dance to the music.

This middle school geometry lesson is submitted by Andre Douglas, Secondary Mathematics Teacher in the Virgin Islands Department of Education.  Mr. Douglas extends this lesson beyond geometry to help students gain an appreciation of the fish and wildlife in this US territory.  Teachers using this lesson plan can extend this lesson through information provided by the National Park Service website: https://www.nps.gov/viis/learn/kidsyouth/queen_parrotfish.htm  

This lesson was developed for students in the U.S. Virgin Islands who are familiar with the edible "conch," a sea snail enjoyed on the islands. Connecting this math lesson to that which is familiar to students, strengthens students' knowledge of their home and makes for a deeper, more meaningful lesson.