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The Teachers
Just as our children have different strengths, so do our teachers. Teachers
are assigned to various subjects according to their individual strengths, interests
and specialisms. The children are taught most subjects by their homeroom teacher,
but also receive specialist teaching for other subjects such as Music, P.E.
and Spanish. Coordinators oversee curriculum planning and ensure that continuity,
progression and standards are in accordance with the British National Curriculum.
We strongly believe in the importance of building closely bonded relationships
between children and teachers, and we consider ourselves very fortunate that
our small staff and low teacher/pupil ratios allow us to do this. We find that
our children happily adapt to different adults and situations from an early
age.
Alison Williams
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Director
Teaching Certificate in Primary Education from Derby University, UK:
Major subjects: Music and Primary Education. Additional studies: Open
University Degree course, UK.
29 years teaching experience in England, Greece and The Turks and Caicos
Islands, including 19 years at Provo Primary School.
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Sian Jones
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Principal / Senior Leadership Team
First Class Honours Degree in Primary Education from Reading University,
UK. Major subjects: Science and Primary Education.
20 years teaching experience in England and The Turks and Caicos Islands,
including 13 years at Provo Primary School. |
Stefanie Twigg
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Support Teacher / Administrative Assistant
Post-graduate Certificate in Education from University College of Wales,
Newport. Higher National Diploma in Business Studies and Post-graduate
Diploma in Human Resource Management, both from Kingston University, UK.
5 years at Provo Primary.
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Cara Buddle
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Year 6 Teacher
UK MA Triple Languages -French-Italian-Spanish from University of St
Andrews, UK, including: 3rd year abroad as SOCRATES student (exams taken
abroad) in Avignon, France and Verona, Italy. Primary PGCE with a specialism
in French.
4 years teaching in the UK. First year at Provo Primary. |
Steph Gordon
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Year 4/5 Teacher / Senior Leadership Team / Key
Stage 2 Coordinator
UK BEd Hons in History and English Literature from University of St Mark
and St John in Plymouth, UK.
11 years teaching experience in The UK, Vietnam and Hungary. 1 year
at Provo Primary.
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Mani Nyczka
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Year 3 Teacher
A P.G.C.E. in primary education, a B.A. (Hons.) and a degree in Visual
Art Theory and Education, UK.
16 years teaching experience. 14 years in primary education in the UK
and Europe. 2 years teaching at Provo Primary. |
Hollie
Cox
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Year 2 Teacher
BS degree in Elementary Education K-6 with ESOL Endorsement from Barry
University, USA
7 years teaching experience in Florida, USA, including 5 years in public
school and 2 years in private schools. First year at Provo Primary.
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Clarie
Durack
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Year 1/2 Teacher / Senior Leadership Team / Key
Stage 1 Co-ordinator
BSc Deaf Studies Degree Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
from University of Hertfordshire, UK.
6 years teaching experience in the UK and TCI. 4 years at Provo Primary.
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Tracy deCarufel
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Kindergarten Teacher
Bachelor of Education (Primary & Junior division) from Queen's University
in Kingston, Canada. Additional Qualifications: Special Education (Part
1), Kindergarten, Mathematics Education Primary/Junior (Part 1). Currently
taking Librarianship (Part 1) and planning on taking Special Education
(Part 2) in Spring 2011.
4 years teaching experience, both in international and private schools.
Third year at Provo Primary School.
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Myrna Pereira
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Kindergarten Teacher
Certificate in Child Day Care. Assistant teacher to primary level from
The Bermuda College, Bermuda.
23 years teaching experience in The Turks and Caicos Islands and Bermuda,
including 5 years working with students with mental and physical disabilities
and 11 years at Provo Primary. |
Claire Marie Phillips
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Pre-school / Junior Kindergarten Teacher
An International Diploma In Montessori Pedagogy for Early Years Education
from the Montessori Center International in London.
Also holds certificates in: Yoga for Children from Montessori Center International,
Understanding the Autistic Spectrum Disorder from Montessori Institute
AMI, Child Protection - Creative Mark Making - Observation
Assessment and Planning from the Camden Training and Media Service. Pediatric
First Aid Certificate from St Johns Ambulance Service in London.
6 Years Teaching experience, which includes 5 Years experience in London
and 1 year experience in Australia. First year teaching at Provo Primary. |
Jeannette Sylvain
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Pre-school / Junior Kindergarten Teaching Assistant
Worked at Providenciales Primary School for 13 years. A wealth of experience
working with young children and has five children of her own.
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Laura Darbo
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Pre-school / Junior Kindergarten Teaching Assistant
First year teaching at Provo Primary. |
Shara Goldsmith
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Grades K-7 Dance and Gymnastics Teacher.
With over twenty years of dance experience in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern,
African, and Twelve years in dance education, Shara very much enjoys teaching
at Provo Primary. She began formal training in England, and studied at
The Royal Academy of Dance, Italia Conte School of Performing Arts, and
The Royal Ballet. In 1991, she moved back to the Bahamas and studied with
Lois Seiler. She attended 9th grade at the North Carolina School of the
Arts in the USA, but moved back home to finish high school. During this
time Shara became a member of the National Dance Company of the Bahamas
and also taught at the National Dance School. She is a YMCA Professional,
working and volunteering there since she was just eleven years old, instructing
everything from Swimming to Gymnastics.
Shara has taught for 5 years at Provo Primary.
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Mary Jimenez
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Spanish / Yr 4/5 and 6 Science Teacher
Hons Biology and Geology and PGCE at Manchester University, UK.
6 years teaching experience including 3 years in TCI. Head of Biology
for 2 years at the British West Indies Collegiate, teaching Biology, General
Science and some Chemistry. 1 year at Provo Primary School
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Bonnie Newman
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Visiting Volunteer Teacher
Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education from The University of Wisconsin,
USA. Masters Degree in Special Education from Western Oregon State College.
39 years experience teaching primary and special education students,
including 7 years at Provo Primary School . Miss Bonnie also started the
first diagnostic teaching centre for the city of Victoria, British Columbia.
When Ms Bonnie visits us, which she trys to each year, she helps us
in all sorts of ways but mostly in the role of a support teacher. |
Sajouste Duchenigue
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Additional Staff:
Caretaker
Sajouste has been our wonderful school caretaker for the past 3 years. |
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