Anguillan Schools

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Anguillan uniforms have basically followed British styles. As in all the former British Caribbean colonies, all elementary-age boys and presumably many secondary-age boys wore short pants. Knee socks were common. I'm not sure when styles began to differ from British styles. Girls uniforms are still basically British, but boys styles have changed. There is only one secondary school on Anguilla. The boys wear a simple uniform of tan shirts and darker tan long pants. None of the boys wear shorts. There are seven elementary schools. The schools I saw also have long pants uniforms for boys, but I am told that shorts are worn by younger boys at some elementary schools. I am not sure why long pants are so common in a tropical colony, especially a British colony. One teacher explained that many boys prefer the long pants even in the heat because they feel more mature. Leather shoes are worn at the high school which do not permit sneakers, but sneakers are permitted at some elementary schools.



Careful, clicking on these will exit you from the Boys' Historical Clothing web site, but several are highly recommended

  • Boys' Preparstory Schools: Apertures Press has published a 125-page hard cover book depicting every-day life at British preparatory schools. The book includes about 250 never before published black and white and color photographs illustrating school life during the 1980s. There are also many older photographs to illustrate a brief historical essay providing background information on these splendid little schools. Accompanying the photographs are poems, essays, and quips by the children Preparatory schools in Britain prepare elementary-age children for the country's elite public (private) secondary schools. themselves describing their school experiences. Most of the photographs were taken in England and Scotland, but British preparatory schools in Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ulster are also shown.
  • Apertures Press New Zealand E-book: Aperures Press has publish its New Zealand school E-books. T this will permit readers to follow our process by viewing draft pages and pages in progress as we create them. Besides giving readers the opportunity to follow progress on the book as it develops, it gives our Quiwi friends the opportunity to review and comment on the various pages--allowing HBC to incorporate a much wider range of ideas and experiences than would otherwise have been possible.
  • British Preparatory Schools: These photographic books depict life at British preparatory schools during the 1980s. The schools are English and Scottish. The pictures depict the chool life and uniforms worn at many different schools.




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