Tagged: education

Papine High School teachers Keisha Edmondson and Joan Edwards-Taylor together with students Adriel Fraser, aged 14, and Amanda, aged

Papine High rises up against gender-based violence

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“Ever since I’ve left primary school I’ve been trying to work on my anger. I’m still working on it.” – Adriel Fraser, aged 14 Adriel is a student of Papine High School in St Andrew, which is surrounded by several community experiencing high rates of violent crime. Recently a 15-year-old student on his way to the school was… Read more →←

How to make each taxpayer dollar count more for children

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For anybody reading this who is a Jamaican taxpayer, your concern might be how those funds are spent and how they can achieve better outcomes for our children? In that case you might be happy to hear about something called Results-Based Budgeting (RBB), where ministries allocate resources on outcomes envisaged in the Government of… Read more →←
Photograph of Simone White, a special needs teacher from Mico Practising Primary and Junior High with Special Education Unit in Kingston.

School is a ‘Return to Happiness’ for every teacher and student

Lifelong learning

By Simone White

Return to Happiness (RTH) is a psychosocial recovery programme developed by UNICEF to help children and adolescents build resilience and positive coping skills in response to emergencies by taking a culturally relevant, community-based approach, including the use of the arts as a therapeutic tool. During COVID-19, UNICEF is supporting… Read more →←
Theresa Wallace SWPBIS ministry of education youth and information guidance counselling unit

Tele-mental health services offer lifeline for struggling students

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Six months ago, as classrooms emptied and the island braced for COVID-19, students began to confront a new normal. For many, this would test their mettle unlike ever before. For others already grappling with mental health issues, the adjustments would be even more difficult. “A lot of the children are fearful. They are really… Read more →←
Kenard Swaby National Secondary Students’ Council (NSSC)

My formula to coping in COVID-19 as a student

Lifelong learning

By Kenard Swaby

From being the kind of student who is always on point at school, in COVID-19 I was struggling even to remember words to form paragraphs. I found myself not knowing how to do this, not knowing how to do that. Then in online class I would be getting confused feeling like they’re calling my name a little bit too much… I was just… Read more →←
Keneisha Henry NSSC

Now more than ever, students are desperate to be heard

Lifelong learning

By Keneisha Henry

As what I would call the ‘guinea pigs’ of an education system transformed by COVID-19, it stands to reason that the National Secondary Students’ Council (NSSC) can contribute a lot to the new Education Transformation Commission! As the only generation to have been on the receiving end of distance learning, I believe that this… Read more →←
Jada Browne NSSC

This pandemic made me a mother to my little sisters

Lifelong learning

By Jada Browne

What has made me feel better during this terrible time is learning to adjust to situations. I’m a very sensitive and emotional person and when I’m dealing with stress I usually get a loss of appetite, and I sleep more often. And this has been THE most stressful time. And right now I’m not feeling too well because I have… Read more →←
As school restarts, Ree-Anna Robinson, a final year student at Kingston’s Immaculate Conception High School reflects on a year disrupted by COVID-19, but also her efforts advocating for the rights of other students as a National Secondary Students’ Council (NSSC) leader, which included debating education officials in the national media. UNICEF spoke with her and other NSSC members about their experiences during the pandemic.

Being strong for others in this pandemic – even as I felt weak

Lifelong learning

By Ree-Anna Robinson

School closing made me realise that I am not as strong as I thought I was. I actually thought that it would have been easier because being at home I would have had fewer distractions. Instead, it’s sometimes like I’m just locked away in my thoughts in this dark space. I really found out that I struggled with anxiety during this… Read more →←
Oshea Meaks, 11, a student at Snowdon Primary and Infant School in Manchester learning at home during COVID-19.

School closed and like that my life was changed

Lifelong learning

By Oshea Meaks

March 12, 2020 will be a day I will never forget. When our principal told us that the government announced that there would be a closure for all schools for 14 days we were sad to leave our friends, but we were happy to be going home. I also thought 14 days was pretty short. The next day, I woke up at 6am, just like I always do because I… Read more →←
Keron King Little Bay Primary School in Westmoreland

Learning continues at this rural school, via motorbike!

Lifelong learning

By Keron King

At Little Bay Primary School in Westmoreland, where I am Principal, we have a lot of communities that are far off main roads and cannot be reached by normal transport. Some of our students may not always have internet access, and with school being closed they are even more disadvantaged. Now is the time to think of different ways to get… Read more →←

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