VVIS students achieve 100% pass rate
Education || Vale Verde International School’s students have again achieved a 100% pass rate in their Cambridge Advanced Level (AIE) and Cambridge International Examinations (IGCSE) examinations. 85% of IGSE students
Personal Emergency Response Systems – One year later
Readers may recall around a year ago I used an analogy of a 1970’s James Bond movie to describe the introduction of Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) into the Algarve
The phone that changed the world
Apple has sold more than 500 million iPhones since the release of the original model back in June 2007. That’s an average of 136 sold every single minute, every hour,
Portugal without fires
Now that we are virtually into the summer period and the weather has become much hotter, it is a good time to remind ourselves of the measures to prevent fires
Legacy of an agricultural era
Transforming the landscape of Southern Iberia, the waterwheel was the single most important item of technology to be introduced in the 8th century, shortly after Arab forces invaded from Morocco.
Can Apple TV change your life?
Since the loss of BBC and ITV channels earlier this year, television viewers throughout the Algarve and other parts of Europe have been frantically searching for alternative ways to watch
Hal Nix wins Tony Wood award
Aljezur || This year’s Tony Wood Award, presented by Aljezur International School, has been won by year 9 student Hal Nix. The award is given in memory of retired fire
Vehicle crime prevention
For crime prevention to be successful it has to be relevant, timely and well focused. There would be little point, for instance, in writing about the theft of snow shoes
International School of the Algarve hosts open lecture in Faro
The International School of the Algarve is hosting an open lecture on “Quality in Education” on Friday May 30 at the Penha campus of the University of the Algarve. Guest
Skating success for the International School of the Algarve
Lagos || The Sports Club of the International School of the Algarve (CDEIA) won 12 podium appearances in the National Championship in Track Speed Skating for the age groups ‘Iniciados’