Wild Tobago

Mary Dena Hall, educator and principal of the Michael K Hall Community School in Carnbee Tobago for 25 years, offers some thoughts on home schooling the primary school age child in the era of Covid-19. Photos courtesy Mary Hall     Hula hoop session at Michael K Hall Community School   The Community School Concept We dreamed of a space that would be a primary school – for ages four and a half to 13 years – by day; and a community school for children and adults in the evening and the weekend. The community component would draw on parents, neighbors or friends; it could include aerobics, computer literacy, piano lessons, adult literacy; and could also use our computer-based programmes. Anybody would be welcome; we had few restrictions.     Mary and Tony Hall moved to Tobago in 1987; the MK Hall Community School started in 1994. (All photos courtesy Mary Hall)   We named the school for Tony’s Dad, Michael K. Hall, who was respe...

Anjani Ganase, Trinbagonian marine biologist, continues her weekly exploration of islands and the ocean. Today, she looks at alternatives in sustainable tourism through conservation and education, and imagines applications for the tremendous diversity of our own Tobago. This feature was first published in the Tobago Newsday on Thursday October 13, 2016 Follow Anjani Ganase on twitter: @AnjGanase Although Tobago has been tied to Trinidad for the past 127 years (since 1889), it is distinctly different in a lot of ways. For one it has built its own reputation as the quintessential tropical Caribbean island. Over the years, more people remember travelling to Tobago on family vacations than to Trinidad. It is considered to be the truer Caribbean island, less altered and more pristine. Even Trinis know this because it is where we go for a holiday. Tobago has a group of dedicated visitors, and we want to preserve this following and maintain these connections. But do we think t...