Seventh Day Adventist School

Mission: To equip children ages 4 to 12 with basic skills and fundamental beliefs in harmony with Seventh-day Adventist philosophy of education.Vision: Our students are inspired to perform with excellence and efficiency at each stage of their educational development. This is achieved with the integrated efforts of the home, school, church, and community. Contact: General: […]

Budgeting Workshop A Success

Shared from the Budget Babe: Our Budgeting workshop with the Department of Youth Sint Maarten deemed successful. With these workshops, we always aim to share knowledge that would alter the mindsets of the Youth, changing their perspective on the way they look at money. Budgeting involves developing a plan to manage your finances effectively. This […]

Watch the 4th Youth Roundtable Conference Here

The Sint Maarten Youth Roundtable Conference, under the theme ‘MY Participation Matters’, was successfully held on March 3, 2022. The virtual event featured an all-youth cast of dynamic speakers, presenters, and performers from Sint Maarten. The Department of Youth, in collaboration with UNICEF the Netherlands, hosted the event virtually. This was due to the high […]

Brighter Child playschool

Contact: Karen Seymour 1721-553-3916 bless.one@hotmail.com Location: #4 Zagersgut lane, Zagersgut Social: Facebook: The Alpha and Omega Foundation IG: thealpha.omegafoundation

Excellence Learning Academy Foundation

Contact: Alisha Brookes 550 7971 sxmexcellenceacademy@gmail.com Location: Guadeloupe Road 3 Madame Estate Social: https://www.facebook.com/sxmexcellencelearningacademyfoundation

Youth Opinions about Parenting

Connecting with teenagers can be tricky and difficult; it seems as though parents and youth care professionals could never or hardly decipher their thoughts. Their unpredictability and temperaments make everyone cautious of their own words and actions towards teenagers. What advise do teenagers themselves have? *The teens in photos are not the teens quoted in […]

4th Youth Roundtable Conference A Success

The Sint Maarten Youth Roundtable Conference, under the theme ‘MY Participation Matters’, was successfully held on March 3, 2022. The virtual event featured an all-youth cast of dynamic speakers, presenters, and performers from Sint Maarten. The Department of Youth, in collaboration with UNICEF the Netherlands, hosted the event virtually. This was due to the high […]

Meaningful Youth Participation highlighted at Empowerment Event

PRESS RELEASE December 15, 2022 Meaningful Youth Participation highlighted at Empowerment Event  Several young people hosted peer-to-peer workshops, presentations, and demonstrations during the ‘Empowering Youth Leaders’ event last Sunday. The St. Maarten South Leo Club spearheaded the event with support from the Department of Youth and UNICEF the Netherlands. The St. Maarten South Leo Club […]

Column: We Deserve To Be Our Most Authentic Selves

Rahul Sharma (23) recently finalised his Master’s in Media and Creative Industries at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Rahul chose to focus his thesis on Ballroom representation in the media after realising that “very little research is being done on the LGBTQ+ community.” “Stop acting like a girl, don’t be a faggot, just be a […]

Youth Participation at the Forefront of GUS Magazine

Sint Maarten – A new issue of the ‘Growing Up Safe Sint Maarten’ (GUSS) magazine has been launched online. The 5th edition puts special focus on meaningful youth participation and can be read on www.growingupsafe-sxm.com. “Simply put, meaningful youth participation provides quality and equal opportunities for young people to be involved in decision-making on policies, […]