Students participate in an exercise session as part of the ‘Jamaica Moves In School’ virtual tour, which stopped at The Queen’s High School in Kingston, recently. The tour will continue on April 29 and May 27 at locations are to be announced. The tour is organised by the Ministries of Health and Wellness, and Education and Youth, in collaboration with...

The Kiwanis Club of Young Professionals – St. Catherine has donated school supplies and food items to basic, primary and high-school students from the Clifton community in the parish. During a recent function at the Clifton Basic School, more than 50 students were presented with packages containing notebooks, pens, pencils, sharpers, and erasers, and non-perishable food items such as flour,...

The Harry Watch Primary School in rural Manchester is to be outfitted with a Smart Computer Lab that will provide students with access to information and communications technology (ICT) in a structured learning environment, to better prepare them for a digital future. The new lab, which is being funded by the Digicel Foundation at a cost of US$55,000, will be...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government has seen nothing, so far, to reverse course in its decision to resume face-to-face classes in schools across the island. In fact, the Minister said that there is enough evidence to suggest that the continued practice of following health and safety protocols outlined by the Ministry of Health and...

The Education and Youth Ministry has been steadily engineering changes in the system to ensure greater levels of equity, improved processes and access, to deliver high-quality education for all students. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said significant strides have been made to improve the virtual teaching environment which, she noted, is among the critical areas targeted for strengthening. Mrs. Williams,...

The Ministry of Education and Youth (MoEY) conversations series on mental health ‘Managing Big Emotions’ continue. On Sunday (January 30) starting at 5:00 p.m, noted Clinical Psychologist/Psychiatrist/Guidance Counsellor Melody Samuels, will lead this month’s one-hour virtual discussion on topics related to mental well-being. Several children, parents and caregivers will also participate in this session which will focus on how to...

Students at the Jamaica House Basic School are benefiting from a reading initiative being undertaken by the Kiwanis Club of Papine at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica. The signature project of the Club, titled ‘Reading for the Stars Reading Competition’, involves partnership with web-based program, Lalilo by Renaissance application. It will run from January 2022 to April 2022 and...