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Montessori School Has New Name and New Leader

July 9, 2008 – VI Montessori School and International Academy has a new name and also a new head of school, Peter J. Samaranayake, Ph.D., also known as Dr. Sam. He is a long time educator, who will oversee the implementation of the International Baccalaureate Program (IB), which is the first of its kind being offered in the Virgin Islands. He has over 25 years of IB experience and has served in five other IB schools around the world.
In his several trips to the territory, he has not only made great strides in implementing this new academic program but has also reached out to the community about it.
Samaranayake's predecessor, Shournagh McWeeney, who has successfully served as the head for the past 28 years, will set aside her retirement plans and continue to serve the school as the Montessori director for pre-K through sixth grade.
The IB Program is a renowned international educational curriculum and assessment program used in over 2,378 schools and 128 countries. It is a natural fit with VI Montessori School since both of them value the importance of fostering independent, inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people, who will help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
This coming academic year, the school will offer the program for its 7th to 10th grade students. There are future plans to expand the program and offer it in the fall of 2009 to 11th graders and in 2010 to 12th graders.
For more information about the IB program, visit www.ibo.org

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