Education of the Marshall Islands

In traditional Marshallese society, the youth learned essential skills, concepts, and attitudes through direct involvement with family and community. Persons with special knowledge or skills trained selected apprentices to preserve the skills and cultural knowledge. In 1857, the Boston Missionary Society arrived to establish church schools on 22 atolls. The missionary schools continued to exist through German and Japanese occupations of the islands until shortly before World War II.

Climate of the Marshall Islands

The weather in the Marshall Islands is tropical - hot and humid, but tempered by trade-winds which prevail throughout the year.