PHOTOS: Students Return To In-Person Classes At Old Habour High School
Students return to face-to-face classes at Old Harbour High School in St. Catherine on Monday (March 6).
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Ongoing Assessment To Address Learning Loss
Principal of Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, Susan Rattray-Hammond, has said that the school is employing techniques to combat learning loss among its student population. In an interview with JIS News, Mrs. Rattray-Hammond outlined that one of the...
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Big Turnout For In-Person Classes At Ocho Rios Primary
Approximately 94 per cent of students turned out for classes at Ocho Rios Primary School in St. Ann on Monday (March 7), on the first day of the full resumption of in-person learning Principal of the school, Suzette Barnes Wilson, told JIS News that she was pleased with the strong attendance. “Of our population of over 1,300 students only 78...
Majority Turnout For Classes At Westmoreland School
The Petersfield Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland resumed full face-to-face classes on Monday (March 7). The school has a population of more than 700 students and more than 80 per cent were in attendance on the first day. Principal Susan Rattray-Hammond told JIS News that preparations for the full resumption of in-person classes at the institution were made far...
Seamless Return To Full In-Person Classes At Farm And Glendevon Primary And Infant
The full resumption of face-to-face classes on Monday (March 7) was met with optimism by students and staff at both Farm and Glendevon primary and infant schools in St. James. The administration at each institution said it was a seamless return to the physical classroom, bringing an end to almost two years of online and blended/rotational classes due to the...
Education Minister Urges Students To Make Good Use Of Time Back In Classroom
As schools across the island resume full face-to-face learning, students are being urged to make good use of their time back in the physical classroom, to make up for what they would have lost over the past two years due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the call while addressing a devotional...
20 Students Awarded Prizes In Scientific Research Council Competition
Twenty students copped prizes at the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) Essay Oratory, Poster and Preforming Arts competition (EOPP) awards ceremony on Friday (March 4). The event was held at the Sts. Peter and Paul Church Hall in Kingston. The awardees largely represented primary, secondary and tertiary educational institutions across Jamaica. One student was from the University of the West Indies...
Schools On Shift System Get More Time To Prepare For Full Face-to-Face Class Resumption
Schools with established shift systems have an additional two weeks to streamline their operations to facilitate the full resumption of face-to-face classes. This was disclosed by Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe. She said the timeline will enable the schools to “work through their challenges [and] communicate with [parents], so [they] can...