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This is our 6th year of hosting a web portal for our students. It has three main characteristics. One, the NEWS /Home page featuring ongoing activities of our SJC History Club; two, teacher driven online classrooms with resources for students and three our entire curriculum and archive of the past five (5) years.
- History Department, St. John's College High School, Belize City, Belize
- History Department, St. John's College High School, Belize City, Belize
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San Lazaro
President of the SJC History Club Jason Cutkelvin presenting a gift to the Carillo family
16 December 2018
The SJC History Club visited the village of San Lazaro for their annual village festival. Our host Mr Hugo Carillo treated the group to a special tour of his living Maya museum in the backyard of his family home. He also arranged for the students to experience the ancient Maya ballgame Pok a Tok. The youths got a hands on experience of a family farm walking though corn fields, pass sugar cane, onions, beans and other foods vital to the legacy and survival of our people.
The SJC History Club visited the village of San Lazaro for their annual village festival. Our host Mr Hugo Carillo treated the group to a special tour of his living Maya museum in the backyard of his family home. He also arranged for the students to experience the ancient Maya ballgame Pok a Tok. The youths got a hands on experience of a family farm walking though corn fields, pass sugar cane, onions, beans and other foods vital to the legacy and survival of our people.
LITA HUNTER KROHN
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5 December 2018
The SJC Art and History Department announces an encounter with Lita Hunter Krohn writer, historian, cultural worker and former SJC History teacher. She will be our guest as her new book The Man Who Wore Khaki is officially released. The book is about the life and work of Alexander Albert Hunter better known as Sandy. Written by his daughter Lita, the book places Hunter in the context of an important moment in Belize’s history, our journey to self-government and eventually Independence. It highlights his eighteen years of service to Belize in the government of George Price. The book is also a powerful reflection by a daughter and the relationship with her father. Lita Hunter Krohn comes from the arena of education and culture. She taught history at St. John’s College from 1979 to 1989, and later at the Junior College. She also was an editor and long standing participant in the publication of Belizean Studies. In 2004 she co-edited with Froyla Tzalam a 2ndedition of Readings In Belizean History, a seminal work used for many years inside the classroom. Lita Hunter Krohn became director of Culture for Belize in 1989 and later served as director of NICH (Museum of Belize and Houses of Culture). |
PULU lightburn
10 October 2018 - Pulu Lightburn, basketball legend came to our History Club this evening for a most exciting and engaging encounter.
Joshua ARANA encounter
First encounter of the new academic year for the SJC History Club with world renowned Garifuna drummer Joshua Arana.He captivated the students with a deep presentation about Garifuna spirituality and worldview.
100 strong
At an SJC Club Fair held at the Art Centre on 26th September, exactly 100 students signed up to be part of the SJC History Club. This is an astonishing moment of energy and interest for a course that has traditionally been undervalued and neglected at the High School level.
Belize is an imagined community
Independence Day address to students by history teacher Delmer Tzib
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student centered + teacher driven
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Yasser Musa
Belizean Studies + Belizean History |
Delmer Tzib
Belizean Studies + Belizean History +Latin American/Central American History + Caribbean History |
Ryan Gamboa
Belizean Studies + Belizean History |
St. John's College is participating in the Belizean Studies Pilot project to implement the teaching of Belizean Studies at the High School level. We are part of 12 schools across Belize involved in this process. We are fully committed to this process of national development.
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