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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (back row, centre) with recipients of tablets under the government’s Tablets in Schools Programme from (front row, left): Bethany Grant, Greenwich Primary School; Annastaysha McCalla, Tavares Gardens Primary School; and Jayquan Johnson, Cockburn Gardens Primary and Jr. High school. This was during a ceremony held at the Tavares Gardens Primary School on Friday (October 31). Others from (back row, left): are Principal, St. Peter Claver Primary, Karen Jackson – Reynolds; Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South West, Dr. Angela Brown Burke; Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-LJam), Keith Smith and Guidance Counsellor, Whitfield Primary and Infant, Maria Reid-Walker.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (back row, centre) with recipients of tablets under the government’s Tablets in Schools Programme from (front row, left): Bethany Grant, Greenwich Primary School; Annastaysha McCalla, Tavares Gardens Primary School; and Jayquan Johnson, Cockburn Gardens Primary and Jr. High school. This was during a ceremony held at the Tavares Gardens Primary School on Friday (October 31). Others from (back row, left): are Principal, St. Peter Claver Primary, Karen Jackson – Reynolds; Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South West, Dr. Angela Brown Burke; Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-LJam), Keith Smith and Guidance Counsellor, Whitfield Primary and Infant, Maria Reid-Walker.

PHOTO: Schools Receive Tablets

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), with beneficiaries of the Government
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan (right), with beneficiaries of the Government's tablets in schools programme, and other officials, at a handing over ceremony held at the Wood Hall Primary School, in Clarendon on October 29. From left are: Chief Executive Officer of ReadyTV, Chris Dehring; Regional Director with the Ministry, Barrington Richardson; student at the Mocho Primary and Infant School, Darnell Smith; beneficiary from the Wood Hall Primary School, Javaughn Campbell; and student at the Rock River Primary School, Amoya Brisco.

Blended Approach to Learning Will Become a Feature of the School System
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd right); Member Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left); Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam), Keith Smith (2nd left) hand over tablets to Principal of Harbour View Primary School, Lawrence Wright during a ceremony held on October 30 at the school’s Martello Drive address in St. Andrew. Eighty four devices were also handed over to St. Benedict’s Primary School.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd right); Member Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left); Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam), Keith Smith (2nd left) hand over tablets to Principal of Harbour View Primary School, Lawrence Wright during a ceremony held on October 30 at the school’s Martello Drive address in St. Andrew. Eighty four devices were also handed over to St. Benedict’s Primary School.

Education Stakeholders Encouraged to Embrace Technology
Minister of Education, Youth, and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara (right), present Dean, Faculty of Education, the Mico University College, Karren Foster, with one of 100 tablets being distributed under a capacity-building project benefiting 10 teacher training institutions. The presentation took place during a virtual ceremony to officially launch internal quality assurance standards for teacher education institutions on Friday (Oct. 30).
Minister of Education, Youth, and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara (right), present Dean, Faculty of Education, the Mico University College, Karren Foster, with one of 100 tablets being distributed under a capacity-building project benefiting 10 teacher training institutions. The presentation took place during a virtual ceremony to officially launch internal quality assurance standards for teacher education institutions on Friday (Oct. 30).

Ten Teacher Training Institutions to Benefit from Capacity Building Project
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), with Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Marlene Street Forrest (left); and chairperson for the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation, Thalia Lyn, at the virtual launch of the ‘One Laptop or Tablet per Child ’ initiative on October 29, which is designed to promote inclusivity in the education sector.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), with Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Marlene Street Forrest (left); and chairperson for the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation, Thalia Lyn, at the virtual launch of the ‘One Laptop or Tablet per Child ’ initiative on October 29, which is designed to promote inclusivity in the education sector.

Education Ministry Launches ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ Initiative

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