TEACH Caribbean in collaboration with the Office of the Children’s Advocate of Jamaica will host its inaugural Leadership & Values Conversation Summit for ~90 high school students and chaperones on November 1, 2023 at the Jamaica Pegasus. The students will engage in meaningful discussions and hear from notable leaders including: Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Dixon - Minister, Skills & Digital Transformation; Mr. Gordon Swaby - CEO Edufocal; Mrs. Diahann Gordon Harrison - Children’s Advocate of Jamaica; Pastor Kavan Allen - Pastor, Fellowship Tabernacle; Dr. David McBean - Executive Director, Mona School of Business and Management, University of the West Indies. Thanks to our sponsors: GraceKennedy Ltd., Panjam Group; Wisynco; Mussons Group; and Office of the Children’s Advocate. See more in the article below: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20231030/rhodes-scholars-host-leadership-and-values-conversation-summit-high-schoolers
TEACH Caribbean will commence its summer programme for a new Cohort of rising second form students at 2 high schools in rural Jamaica, Mile Gully and Bellefield High. Up to 60 students will be invited to join the programme which will focus on problem areas from first form in Math and English. Class sizes will range from 10-15 students and a daily cooked lunch and transportation allowance will be provided. Thank you to our sponsors: American Friends of Jamaica, GraceKennedy Ltd., ICWI for allowing us to deliver this summer programme in rural Jamaica.
In light of the disparities in access to quality education being highlighted during this covid-19 pandemic, TEACH Caribbean will start its next cohort this summer. TEACH will pivot to a virtual model to ensure compliance with the current government orders on social distancing etc. The programme will run from July 13 - August 14th with 3 rural high schools: Mile Gully, Bellefield, and Brimmer Vale. We look forward to sharing our experience with you. - TEACH Board of Directors
TEACH held its annual prize-giving for the summer programme on August 15, 2014 to celebrate the students' achievements. Overall the average test scores at the beginning and end of summer improved from 30% --> 51% in Mathematics and 50% to 65% in English. Sixty-four students on Cohort 2013 were invited back to be a part of the programme in summer 2014.
Dr. Luke Foster has been selected to join TEACH Caribbean's summer teaching team for its Math and English bootcamp. Dr. Foster comes is currently pursuing his Master of Science degree in Public Health and has his medical degree from the University of the West Indies. Dr. Foster is passionate about youth development and empowerment. TEACH welcomes Dr. Luke Foster.
TEACH Caribbean is proud to announce that we have received a grant award from the American Friends of Jamaica Foundation. Started over 20 years ago, AFJ is a foundation based in the United States and has a mission to support the efforts of local non-governmental organizations in providing assistance to Jamaicans in need. The foundation was founded and is currently governed by former US ambassadors to Jamaica. We thank AFJ for making us one of the select few beneficiaries of funds that they provide.
TEACH Caribbean NY Benefit
Tues, Feb 25th 2014 6:00 – 11:00PM
Negril Village Lounge
70 West 3rd St NYC
TEACH Caribbean selected seventy-eight rising grade 8 students to attend its summer programme this year, as "Cohort 2013". The students were taught by five Math & English Coaches: three top Jamaican teachers and two current Rhodes Scholars (from New Zealand and Botswana). The summer curriculum consisted of problem areas from the grade 7 syllabus, as identified by the Diagnostic Test administered to the students in May 2013 (near to the end of their grade 7 year).
Students are tested at the beginning and end of the summer on these problem areas. For 2013, the average Math score was 54% at the beginning, and increased to 79% at the end of the summer. The average English score was 44% at the beginning, and increased to 69% at the end of the summer.
Prize-giving was held at the end of the summer and was well attended by the students, parents, Principals and teachers of May Day and Mile Gully high schools, local politicians, Minister or Education (who gave the keynote address) and corporate sponsors.
Ms. Wynette Miller-Terrelonge, former CFO of West Indies Alumina, joins TEACH Caribbean as the Executive Director. Ms. Miller has over two decades of management experience and is viewed as a leader and strong contributor in the Mandeville (Manchester) area. TEACH Caribbean is fortunate to find someone of Ms. Miller's caliber to lead the organization's operations and programming. Welcome Wynette!
TEACH Caribbean has begun fundraising efforts to support the launch of full-scale operations coming out of a successful three-year pilot. A Cohort of 80-90 students will be selected to start this 4 year summer programme in 2013, returning to TEACH every summer until 2016. The leadership team has been augmented and consists of:
Mariame McIntosh, Founder & President
Robert Chen, Vice-President
Peter Goldson, Treasurer
Darren Jordan, Marketing and Events Director
An Executive Director will be recruited to lead operations in Jamaica.
TEACH Caribbean is incorporated in Jamaica as an educational non-profit organization following the resounding success of the summer pilot programme in 2006 and 2007.
Founder of TEACH Caribbean shares her personal experience and reasons that led her to engage help of others in founding the Jamaican educational non-profit organization.
Rhodes Trustees approve recommendation from the Warden of Rhodes House, Dr. John Rowett, to provide seed financing to fund the pilot project for a Math and English 'bootcamp' for high school students in rural Jamaica. The differentiating aspects of the summer pilot project is:
1. Students will be taught Math and English focused on problem areas from the preceding school year to prepare them for the upcoming school year.
2. High schools that are under-resourced and not considered as traditional high schools are the ones included in the pilot.
3. Innovative teaching methods will be used with a focus on student participation and interaction and review.
4. Student to teacher ratio will be 15:1 instead of the usual 40: 1.