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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, emphasizes a point at the opening of the ninth annual Caribbean Child Research Conference on Wednesday, November 5, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. The two-day conference is focused on ‘Promoting the Rights of Children with Disabilities’.

Weak Family Structure Must Be Seen As A Disability – Rev. Thwaites

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says every support must be provided for students, who come from weak family structures. He said the lack of a father in many homes, must be viewed as a socio-economic disability, as this...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), and Principal of the Dunoon Park Technical High School in Kingston, Shawn Aarons (right), speak with students following a clean-up and tree-planting ceremony at the school on Tuesday (November 4). The activity was part of the institution’s 35th anniversary celebrations.

Schools Must Lead in Environmental Excellence – Rev. Thwaites

LASCO/Ministry of Education Principal of the Year, Hampton High School Principal, Heather-Dawn Murray (left), happily accepts her winning trophy from Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean (centre) and Managing Director, LASCO Manufacturing Limited, Dr. Eileen Chin, at the award luncheon held on November 4, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Aneita Bailey, teacher at Marymount High, walked away with the LASCO/Ministry of Education (MoE) 2014 Teacher of the Year Award.

Hampton Principal and Marymount High Teacher Cop Lasco Awards

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), converses with Board Chairman of Edith Dalton James High School in St. Andrew, John Campbell, during the institution’s recent dedication ceremony for five newly constructed classrooms, and a library resource centre. Rev. Thwaites was the guest speaker.

Education Ministry to Consider Sixth Form for Edith Dalton James High

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), interacts with students at Edith Dalton James High School in St. Andrew, Moesha Brown (2nd left), and Kaheiha Campbell (2nd right), during the institution’s recent dedication ceremony for five newly constructed classrooms, and a library resource centre. Rev. Thwaites was guest speaker. Sharing the moment are School Board Chairman, John Campbell (left); and Principal, Ray Howell.

Solar Energy and Rainwater Harvesting Systems for Edith Dalton James High

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), is presented with a gift basket by Head Girl at Edith Dalton James High School in St. Andrew, Brianna Allison (right), after he delivered the keynote address at the institution’s recent dedication ceremony for five newly constructed classrooms, and a library resource centre. Assisting her is Deputy Head Boy, Howard Chin.

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Major Transformation at Edith Dalton James High

Edith Dalton James High School in Western St. Andrew has begun to reap dividends from a major transformation programme, being carried out by the institution’s administration. The programme aims to further boost the students’ academic performance in internal and external examinations, by creating a conducive teaching-learning environment. Since its commencement in 2007, expenditure on the programme, which primarily entails infrastructural...

Jamaican Foundation for Life Long Learning (JFLL) outstanding achiever, Joan Ellis-McCormack.

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Successful Participants Hail Adult Education Programme

The Government’s adult education programme is being hailed by several beneficiaries for enabling them to excel in their chosen endeavours. Administered by the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), the programme offers persons who, for whatever reason, underachieved while attending high school, or did not get the opportunity to attend a secondary institution. Two of those past students benefitting significantly...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), having a light exchange with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Elaine Foster-Allen, during the official launch of Parents’ Month 2014 at the Office of the Prime Minister, on October 31.

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Education Minister Urges Teachers to Join NPSC

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is urging teachers to offer their expertise to the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), to enhance the operations of the entity. “The Ministry of Education has identified hundreds of teachers who are not fully deployed...and we are hoping that we can encourage many of them to transfer into service with the Parenting Commission,”...

Principal of the Clarendon-based Denbigh High School, Kasan Troupe (right), points to photos of top performing students, which is on display on the school compound. Looking on (from left) are: Senior Vice Principal, Lucille Wilks; President of the Parent-Teacher (PTA) Association, Sharon Irons Francis; Senior Medical Officer at the May Pen Hospital, Dr. Bradley Edwards, who is a volunteer Mathematics teachers at the school; Vice Principal, Janice Julal; Prefect Kemeisha Ellis; Grade 7 Supervisor, Annette Chambers; and Head Boy, Othneil Williams.

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Denbigh High Revels in Academic Successes

Partnerships and effective leadership are at the heart of the academic successes being enjoyed by the Denbigh High School. Over the last several years the school has seen a steady improvement in Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) passes especially in the key subjects of Mathematics and English. A tutorial programme put in place last year, resulted in massive improvements in...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), is escorted to the Edith Dalton James High School auditorium by Principal, Ray Howell, for Thursday’s (October 30) dedication and formal opening ceremony for five new classrooms and a library resource centre, at the institution’s Duhaney Park campus in St. Andrew. Rev. Thwaites was the guest speaker.

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Major Upgrading at Edith Dalton James High

Major renovations at Edith Dalton James High School in Western St. Andrew, over the last seven years, enabled the administration to replace the double shift system for students, with an extended day format, at the start of the 2014/15 academic year, on September 1. The $40 million upgrading, which dates back to 2007, include development of an office complex; a...

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Cedar Grove Academy to Create Virtual School

The Portmore-based Cedar Grove Academy intends to establish a virtual school, by utilizing the 435 tablet computers allocated to students under the Government’s $1.4 billion Tablets in Schools pilot programme. The project, which is expected to be fully operational by next year’s Easter term, will see students being able to access educational resources outside of regular school hours. Making the announcement...

Principal of New Day Primary and Junior High School, in Kingston, Mr. Garfield McDonald, is confident the school will achieve its Literacy target.

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Principal Confident New Day Primary Will Achieve Target

The leadership of New Day Primary and Junior High School, in Kingston, says intervention strategies to improve literacy and numeracy at the institution are bearing fruit, and expresses confidence that the Education Ministry’s literacy target will be met. The national target for literacy is 100 per cent and 85 per cent for numeracy at the primary level by 2015. “We...