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Jamaica has also formed a summer school program, which is a five-day workshop for students to gain first hand experience working in the tourism environment. Field trips to "local" tourist attractions are also included, along with a "one month placement of the top students in hotels and tourism related organizations.
The Jamaican Movement for the Advancement of Literacy, established in 1974, is a government body in Jamaica, an offshoot of the American National Literacy Board. [1] It has specific goals regarding improving literacy rates in Jamaica. [2]
The ability to read and write well is the foundation for all future learning. An alarming number of children in the Caribbean lack the proper literacy skills needed for success in life. As they progress through the educational system, many of these children find it more difficult to grasp material, get frustrated and drop out of school.
In 1999 the school was selected to join the New Horizon Project which aimed to increase the literacy and numeracy levels of primary students. [1] At the turn of the century the school was receiving financial support from various banks (NCB, JN, RBTT, BNS) and other companies including Cable and Wireless Jamaica Ltd and Nestle Jamaica Ltd. [1]
Knox College (The high school part of the Knox Complex of Schools) is a co-educational high school for both day pupils and boarders in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica. The other institutions that form the complex are: the Neighbourhood Early Childhood Institute , Knox Junior School , and Knox Community College .
Saint Mary's College is a high school located in Above Rocks in Saint Catherine, Jamaica. [1] It was founded in 1955 by its first principal, Father Edmund Cheney S.J. of St. Mary's Mission Catholic Church. Currently, about 1000 students are enrolled.
A wealthy Christian couple from Michigan is under investigation for abandoning their adopted son in Jamaica for seven months, where he was abused and tortured Image credits: Chelsea Maldonado
The school in St. James dates to the 19th century, when secondary education was greatly needed in the parish and George Millar, a teacher from Scotland, opened the Montego Bay Academy in 1841. [3] In 1952, the academy was moved to the Presbyterian House, which was at the time located at 56 Union Street.