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Flow advocates for safer Internet practices for children

Morgan was among a group of students that participated in Flow’s SID ‘Kids’ Table Talk’, pre-teen online safety…

  • | Education

Face-to-face classes going smoothly at Bois Content Primary

The primary institution returned last week to the original mode of learning after receiving approval from the Ministry of Health following a…

  • | Education

Carib Cement invests $10 million in education support

In advancing its education and technological support, Carib Cement will donate ten laptops to teachers to help in the delivery of online…

  • | Education

Free EduFocal access for PEP students | Here’s how it work

This follows weeks of negotiation between the Government of Jamaica, Supreme Ventures Foundation and the Gordon Swaby-led EduFocal.

  • | Education

St Catherine principals support delaying PEP Ability Test

“My take on the matter is that the children are not ready, and even if they are ready academically… I really think that there…

  • | Education

Marlie Mount realizing vision, says former principal

While honing her craft, Brown understudied some of the finest educators Old Harbour has ever produced, chief among them Mabel Grandison, the…

  • | News, Education

Despite expansion Marlie Mount Primary to remain on shift even after Covid

Indeed, the realization of this $110 million project of 10 classrooms along with sanitary amenities could not have come at a better time, as…

  • | News, Education

Education Minister urges flexibility after visiting Old Harbour school

"Hopefully schools will be able to use the various modalities that are available because it is not just face-to-face or nothing else. It…

  • | News, Education

PERSPECTIVE: Parental support in meeting the challenges of the new norm

The COVID-19 pandemic brought to the fore the role of the village in raising children. Educational institutions were the first set of…

  • | Commentary, Education

35 principals trained in inclusive school leadership

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is undertaking the programme through its Special Education Unit, with the National College…

  • | Education

Local tech firm donates tablets, laptop to state agency

Audrey Budhi, director of children and family programmes, at the CPFSA, expressed her gratitude for the donation.

“This donation…

  • | News, Education

MOE makes it optional for students to turn on video during online classes

Since the institutionalisation of remote learning caused by the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, schools have established protocols for…

  • | Education

Jamaica Diaspora back-to-school supplies drive to benefit 1,500 children

Last week, JDTAN chairman Leo Gilling shared images of numerous boxes of packed school items being prepared for shipping to Jamaica.

  • | Diaspora, Education

JN Foundation donates tablets to rural school

Jennifer Gordon, principal of the school, said the educational institution was grateful for the 15 tablets presented.

“You have…

  • | Education

Kahlil Walker’s full scholarship to Yale University delights insurance company

Nearly 30 years ago, the ICWI Group of Companies created a staff education fund as part of an on-going effort to expand the range of benefits…

  • | Education

Jamaican parent offers tips on successful homeschooling

Seven years later, in September 2019, the two older children, at ages 11 and 13, were re-enrolled in the formal school system, while the…

  • | Education