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My wife and I have been researching/considering a move the USVI, but are having a hard time coming by certain types of information.
One of our main concerns is the type of environment our children will grow up in, and how different it might be from our own childhood experiences.
Growing up in a small midwest town, much of childhood life revolved around sports - little league, friday-night football, etc. We were wondering - how are sports organized there? We took a look at the websites for the catholic highschools, but don't see mention of sports? Any input is appreciated.
Another of my wife's concerns revolves around the availability of activities like dance, theater, fine arts activities. She wants those opportunities to be available to our kids if they choose that.
Posted : May 30, 2005 3:04 pm
kc,
I can't speak for the entire USVI, but here on STX children's sports is a very big deal. I know they play baseball and basketball. Tennis is also pretty popular. I think they also play cricket and football. As far as the arts go, there is Music in Motion, which is a dance group. There may be other organizations that I'm not familiar with. The number of artists of various types on this island is phenomenal, so with a little effort on your part, I feel confident that a child can do about anything they wish.
Ric
Posted : May 31, 2005 12:53 am
Add Golf, SCUBA, Sailing, Snorkeling, Hiking, Swimming teams, Soccer, Volleyball, Marksmanship, biking, etc. in the sports genre. Artistically, dance is supplemented by drama, singing, steel pan bands, drums, traditional concert bands and jazz bands where your children can learn to play a variety of instruments, carnival/parade troupes, majorettes, mocko-jumbies (walking on stilts in costume), painting, ceramics, sculpting, or simply making sandcastles on the beach.
If you choose to put your children in one of the private schools here, Good Hope School is known as a performing arts school and there are frequent plays, concerts, art exhibits, science fairs, etc.
One of the best things about children's activities on STX is that everyone gets to participate. Where we moved from on the mainland, there were just too many kids for there to be a slot for every child who wanted to be on a team or in a club.
The opportunities may not be identical to what they would have available to them on the mainland, but there is still a lot for them to do, learn and explore. Different doesn't have to mean bad. It gives you new things to learn with your children, too.
Posted : May 31, 2005 1:31 am
Hello kc,
On St. Thomas there is baseball, basketball, soccer, karate, dance, theatre, wrestling, art, summer camps, sailing, diving, windsurfing, surfing, boy/girl scouts, fishing, flag football, music.
If you were looking at the Catholic school on St. Thomas. When I attended (quite a few years ago) there was flag football, basketball, women's volleyball and maybe baseball. Not sure what they have now.
--Islander
Posted : May 31, 2005 7:01 pm
