Education

John H. Woodson Jr. High 'Celebrates And Re-creates' Crucian Culture

In ongoing celebrations of Virgin Islands History Month, the John H. Woodson Jr. High School on St. Croix recently held its Second Annual Cultural Expose with the theme, "Celebrating, Recreating and Tasting V.I. Culture at Woodson 2015." The event was designed to give students both the experience and taste of Crucian culture. "We started out last year on a slightly smaller scale and it was very successful, so we decided to graduate to a larger scale this year," explained social studies teacher, Rhea Dowling. Dowling said this year, the activity was expanded into a day-long event. "The entire day is not just surrounding food," she explained. "It's surrounding the children now going to workshops." The day's activities offered students instruction and opportunities to observe a full range of Crucian culture, including basket weaving, masquerade mask making, as well as numerous cooking classes, including making johnny cakes and pates. "We taught them how to turn fungi," she laugh...