National Sports Institute

🌳🚶‍♀️ Amidst the various projects currently ongoing across our sports facilities, our maintenance team continues to focus on the small improvements that make a big difference to our users.

At Melford Hazel Sports Park, the walking path has been cleared and reopened, making it easier for walkers to enjoy their daily exercise around the facility. We also completed our scheduled six-month heavy trimming of trees and vegetation throughout the park and installed two new garbage bins to help keep the area clean and welcoming.

Investing in coaches, empowering the youth!

As part of the Sport Unites! program in collaboration with the St. Maarten Sports Federation - SMSF, our coaches are currently participating in a Youth Empowerment Training facilitated by our partner, A "Fresh Start" Foundation.

Sport Unites! uses sport as a tool to help young people build confidence, develop life skills, and create positive connections within their communities. By equipping our coaches with additional tools and knowledge, we can create an even greater impact both on and off the field.

During the session, coaches explored topics such as building awareness, confidence, communication, and leadership, while developing their own vision boards to strengthen their role as mentors and positive role models.

🚧 Playground Upgrade Update! 🚧

Exciting progress is being made at the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex playground in collaboration with WIB Windward Islands Bank.

Over the past week, the existing playground equipment has received a fresh new look, while installation of the brand-new play structure is well underway. Thanks to the generous donation of WIB Windward Islands Bank, children will soon have even more opportunities to climb, crawl, explore, and play.

Stay tuned for more updates and a first look at the completed playground! 👀

National school Netball tournament winners, Academy Online Journal - St. Maarten are in Statia for the SSS Games, representing Team St. Maarten!

Beyond the competition, it’s also about the experience, overnighting, building friendships, and connecting with peers from the other islands.

Wishing them the best of luck, play hard and enjoy the Statia experience!

Congratulations to all the amazing students from the MAC Browlia F. Maillard Campus, MAC John A. Gumbs Campus, Sister Magda Primary School, Ruby Denise Labega Primary School and Sr. Marie Laurence school on earning your A-Swimming Diploma today! 🎉🌊

You all worked hard, showed courage in the water, and made your coaches super proud! From floating and kicking to swimming with confidence - what an awesome achievement!

Keep practicing, keep believing in yourselves, and most of all… keep having FUN in the water!

Department of Sports - SXM
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport

Congratulations to all the amazing students from the Sister Borgia Elementary School New & Improved, Oranje School SXM, St. Dominic Primary School, Marie Genevieve De Weever Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Primary School St. Joseph School and Helmich Snijders Hillside Christian School on earning your A-Swimming Diploma today! 🎉🌊

You all worked hard, showed courage in the water, and made your coaches super proud! From floating and kicking to swimming with confidence - what an awesome achievement!

Keep practicing, keep believing in yourselves, and most of all… keep having FUN in the water!

Department of Sports - SXM
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport

Congratulations to all the amazing students from the Seventh Day Adventist School, Asha Stevens Hillside Christian School, Sr.Regina Primary School, and Leonald Conner Primary School on earning your A-Swimming Diploma today! 🎉🌊

You all worked hard, showed courage in the water, and made your coaches super proud! From floating and kicking to swimming with confidence - what an awesome achievement!

Keep practicing, keep believing in yourselves, and most of all… keep having FUN in the water!

Department of Sports - SXM
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport

⚠️ NOTICE ⚠️

Please be informed that the playground at the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex will be temporarily closed until Thursday as we carry out several improvement works to the current infrastructure. 🛠️

We are also excited to share that, thanks to an amazing donation from WIB Windward Islands Bank, an exciting new feature will soon be added to the playground! 🙌

The current playground equipment has been part of the facility for many years and holds a lot of nostalgia for many in our community, so we are happy to give it a new look and add a new addition that will further enhance the experience for our young visitors.

STAY TUNED!