College of the Marshall Islands
This video by the CMI Media Club was made to coincide with a virtual visit to the College of the Marshall Islands by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in March, 2021. It is both a tour of the campus and an information-packed video. By KAREN EARNSHAW* February, 2021: The College of the Marshall Read More
To Stay or To Leave?
That is the Question
By Geoff Goodman* The question I keep penduluming on: Do you stay on a currently-COVID-19-free island in a tiny developing country or return to the US? It’s April 2020 in Majuro and packs of kids are running through all the houses in the neighborhood, jumping in people’s arms, grabbing snacks and getting kid-things everywhere. They Read More
Early Childhood Development
“By investing in our children and ensuring they are afforded the best opportunities to learn and thrive, we are ensuring a sustainable and rich future for the Republic of the Marshall Islands,” — Marshall Islands President Dr. Hilda Heine. Over the past year or so, President Hilda Heine and former Chief Secretary Ben Graham worked Read More
A Special Delivery
The Mystery of the Missing School Furniture and Books What started as a regular shipment of donated school supplies from New Zealand to the Marshall Islands turned into a delightful, unexpected outcome. Over the last few weeks, humanitarian missionaries Craig and Nancy Preston have been working with Furniture for Schools Charitable Trust (FFS), LDS Charities Read More
Schools in the Marshalls
The Ministry of Education is the umbrella for the RMI Public Schools System (PSS). In October, 2017, long-time Education employee Kanchi Hosia was made the Commissioner for PSS with a two-year contract. The PSS has a website (see link below), but overall unearthing information about the school system in the Marshall Islands can prove to Read More
Education Statistics
The following education statistics are from the 2011 census: * The level of educational attainment of Marshallese people is still not good as 28.6 percent of people aged 25 or older started high school, but did not complete it. * Only 80 percent of children aged from five to nine are enrolled in school; 92 Read More
Majuro Cooperative School
Majuro Cooperative School is a private, secular school educating students in grades pre-K through 12th. The school’s campus is located on the southeast corner of Majuro. The school was founded in 1975 by a small group of concerned parents who wanted to provide their children with a quality education. The school, which is almost always called Co-op, Read More
