October 25, 2017
Parent of Hearing-Impaired Teenager Welcomes Literacy Enhancement Project
JIS: As the parent of a hearing-impaired teenager, Marcia Hunter welcomes the Partnership for Literacy Enhancement for the Deaf Project, which, she says, will open up academic opportunities for her daughter…
October 24, 2017
Universities Urged to Ensure Degrees are in Line with Country’s Development Goals
JIS: State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has called on local universities to ensure that the degree programmes being offered are in keeping…
October 22, 2017
Blended Learning – Integrating Technology In Classrooms
GLEANER: If we say that the world has changed, it would be as cliched as saying that we use smartphones, which, apart from being a desired piece of technology to own,…
October 22, 2017
Reaching Vulnerable Youth Through Art On The Street
GLEANER: Since 2006, the MultiCare Youth Foundation, based in downtown Kingston, has been conducting the Art on the Street programme. Every Saturday morning, approximately 30 children from Parade Gardens and surrounding…
October 22, 2017
Teachers Use Drama To Foster Creativity And Writing Skills
GLEANER: Twenty teachers from six primary and secondary schools participated in a process drama workshop held at the St Michael's Primary School on Tower Street in Kingston on October 13, 2017.…