The Virgin Islands Department of Education’s Office of Public Relations and Communications exists to heighten the public’s awareness of the Department’s mission to ensure that all students are prepared for college or the career of their choice upon graduation from high school.
In support of the mission, the Public Relations Office provides publicity for events, activities and the many successes of the Department’s schools, students, teachers, employees and leadership through internal and external communication.
The Office of Public Relations and Communication, through an integrated marketing communications approach services the marketing, branding, public, and media relations, advertising and graphic design needs of the Department, districts, and schools.
The Public Relations Office reports directly to the Commissioner of Education.
Where Did the Baby Go?
Written by David and Phillis Gershator
Pictures by Phillis Gershator
Oh, no! Is the baby missing? Or hiding in plain sight? The noisy rooster knows where the baby is. Do you?
David and Phillis Gershator live on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, the setting for this lyrical mystery. Bright, cut paper illustrations feature close-ups of sea and shore life—birds, coral, reef fish, critters of the deep, and of course, the rooster, who never stops trying to share his news.
Malcolm & the Money Tree
Written by Eudora Esdaille-Richardson
Illustrated by Christopher Williams
If Malcolm had it his way, he would sleep all day and all night. But Granny simply won’t have it—there is work to do! One day, Malcolm meets a very special tree that he is sure will help him get what he wants. But even if money really did grow on trees – does even such luck require responsibility?
Kallaloo!
A Caribbean Tale
Written by David and Phillis Gershator
Illustrated by Diane Greenseid
Can a shell really make soup? It might, if it’s a brown and white West Indian shell, fresh from the sea. All it needs is a master soup-maker like Granny to stir the pot, along with a little help from the folks in Market Square. Who wouldn’t be willing to led a hand when it comes to cooking up such a super soup as kallaloo, a soup famous from Jamacia to Trinidad? But there’s one thing missing—and even the magic shell forgot to mention it…
