Facelift for Franklin Town Primary
By: , September 6, 2022
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), looks on as Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, Her Excellency Angie Martinez (left), explains the significance of the mural that was unveiled at the Franklin Town Primary School in Kingston, which has been adopted by the Embassy of the Dominican Republic. Also looking on is student, Khalia Evans. The mural was part of the facelift gifted to the school by the Embassy and represents friendship between the two countries. The ceremony was held on Monday, September 5.
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams escorts Franklin Town Primary School student, Mary-Ann Chambers, into the school compound on her first day at school on Monday, September 5. At left is Chief Education Officer (Acting) in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe.
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Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, Her Excellency Angie Martinez (right), walks Franklin Town Primary student, Andre Williams, into the compound on the first day of the new school year, on Monday, September 5. The Embassy of the Dominican Republic has gifted the school building a facelift as part of its ‘Dom Rep School Adoption Programme’.The Full Story
Students at the Franklin Town Primary School in Kingston began the 2022/23 academic year on September 5 in a newly painted school building.
The facelift was done through the Embassy of the Dominican Republic’s ‘Dom Rep School Adoption Programme’.
This project allows the Embassy to develop a year-long curriculum and teach the students the Spanish language and culture of the Dominican Republic.
The school is the first adopted by the Embassy during the 2021/22 academic year and was officially handed over during a ceremony held on Monday, September 5.
A mural, which signifies friendship between Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, as well as similarities between their cultures, was also unveiled during the ceremony.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, in her remarks, lauded the facelift as supportive to the needs of the school.
“Our commitment at the Ministry is to respond as best as we can within our budget, to the needs of our schools, and so we’re always happy and grateful for the sponsors who come on to lend their support, time [and] effort to bring things into the school,” she said.
For her part, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Jamaica, Her Excellency Angie Martinez, said “there is nothing more rewarding in life than working [in] education”.
“Every painted wall fills my heart with joy. I am sure that today [the students] feel very proud of their campus and that they feel all the love of the Dominican Republic,” she added.
Principal of the school, Rohan Treleven, said the programme has given the school, the community, staff and students a “positive outlook” for the new term.
“We feel better, and we feel good. The school looks almost new,” he told JIS News.
Some of the sponsors who assisted with the facelift include Newport-Fersan Jamaica Limited, IMCA Jamaica, Pepsi-Cola (Jamaica) Bottling Co. Limited and Sygnus Group, among others.