Tuesdays with Tuvol

School on Grand Turk is a lot like everywhere. You either love it, or you hate it. I hate it. It is too hot! Because of the hurricane last year, I go to class in a shipping container that has been renovated into a classroom. It is air conditioned, but it smells like feet.

The only thing good about school is that I do very well. This week I got a 90% on my math test. I was so happy that I showed up at the museum and banged on the door. The first thing I said was, “I got a 90% on my math test!”

My favorite thing this summer was the Children's Club at the museum. We went kayaking, and snorkeling, and took a bus ride up to North Wells to see the ruins of the Bermudian wells. I had never been kayaking before. It was kind of scary, but not nearly as scary as snorkeling. Believe it or not, I learned to swim this summer at Children's Club. I have been practicing at the pool in Margarittaville. Next year I will be ready.

But for now...SCHOOL!

Tuesdays with Tuvol

My name is Tuvol Higgs. I am 12 years old and counting. I attended the after school program throughout from November to March. The after school program at the National Museum in Grand Turk was a blast. I did all of my homework and played a little… well a lot… with my good friends Neal and Dinah. They helped and enjoyed helping other children but I was special – cause I’m Tuvol. No offense to anyone else.

After the program ended, I began visiting the museum offices and helping out. I use the museum internet to do more homework, even though the program has finished. If anyone is reading this from Pine Cay, please send another grant so other children can do homework too, because homework gives us 30% of our mark sheet grade.

Visiting the museum, I began to give tours to cruise ship visitors and met some friends along the way. The tours are fun because I can talk about the Turks and Caicos and teach some stuff.
Now I am going to write a blog. I hope you will read it often. Thank you and enjoy Tuesday’s With Tuvol!

Eliza Simons Primary

The six grade classes from the Eliza Simons Primary School came the museum today for a field trip.

Aliatte Michel, the director of children's programing gave a guided tour of the Molasses Reef Wreck, which is the oldest ship to ever be discovered in the Western Hemisphere.

The kids were able to see some artifacts on exhibit that can only be seen in a few places in the world. They were able to appreciate how important the collections are in their own museum. Here, the kids are looking at a model of a maritime archaeological dive site. This part of the exhibit explains how artifacts are recovered from a wreck which is 60 feet under water. Most of them were glad they did not have to dive down into the water that far!