What do the students learn?               

• Mathematics and English

• Innovative, interactive methods used

• Curriculum focuses on problem areas from the preceding school year.

What are other student benefits? 

• Daily cooked lunch and transportation allowance

• Unlimited prepaid data plans (2020)

• Personalized attention with student to teacher ratio of 15:1.

Who are the Teachers?              

• Top local Jamaican teachers

• Current Rhodes Scholars at Oxford University*

• These teachers receive a stipend during the summer

  *Most years

Overall Cohort 2013-2017 results

TEACH tests the students at the beginning and end of summer, covering the same topics on the test for both papers. The objective is to see at least a 20% improvement in test scores over the summer period to signal better understanding of the subject areas. The TEACH students showed marked improvement each year, exceeding our programme’s targets, and also excelled in the region-wide grade 11 exams which this 2013 Cohort sat in Spring 2017.

Summer 2017 - Region-wide CSEC results, grade 11

For our 42 students across May Day and Mile Gully high schools in the parish of Manchester, the following CSEC results were achieved by our students. Please note, a grade 1 is the highest pass possible, with a grade of 4 or below representing a failing grade.

Math:

% passed (ie scored grades 1-3): 87%

% passed (ie scored grades 1 & 2): 56%

English

% passed (ie scored grades 1-3): 95%

% passed (ie scored grades 1 & 2): 80%

These TEACH students performed considerably higher than their peers at their high schools.

Summer 2016 Results

The average summer 2016 test scores at the beginning and end of the summer were as follows:  

• MATH: 31% ----->>62%

• ENGLISH: 62% ----->>75%

Individual report cards were provided to students and parents.

Summer 2015 Results

The average summer 2015 test scores at the beginning and end of the summer were as follows:  

• MATH: 4% ----->>72%

• ENGLISH: 60% ----->>71%

Individual report cards were provided to students and parents.

Summer 2014 Results

The average summer 2014 test scores at the beginning and end of the summer were as follows:  

• MATH: 30% ----->>51%

• ENGLISH: 50% ----->>65%

Attendance rate of 93%.

Individual report cards were provided to students and parents.

Summer 2013 Results

The average summer 2013 test scores at the beginning and end of the summer were as follows:  

• MATH: 54% ----->>79%

• ENGLISH: 44% ----->>69%

Individual report cards were provided to students and parents.

The Pilot Results

For the "Pilot" Cohort, the average test score across the pilot years went from:

• MATH: 19% at beginning of summer to 35% at the end.

• ENGLISH: 46% at beginning of summer to 61% at the end.

Summer 2020 online pilot programme

TEACH Caribbean held its 2020 summer programme, with a pivot to a fully online model for rural high school students living in Jamaica. While 90 students were recommended from three high schools for the programme, 44 students enrolled in the programme and ~20 attended on a consistent daily basis as access and connectivity plagued some households in our target areas.

• The four Math and English teachers recruited were excellent with creative, interactive, effective methods used to teach these rising grade 8 students.

• The performance in their pre and post summer tests improved from 32% to 71% overall.

• Motivational speakers attended the last period of class on most days and they helped to expose, build the confidence and encourage the students to prioritize and excel in their educational studies.

• Unlimited prepaid mobile data plans were provided in lieu of daily transportation allowance and cooked food.

• While the summer was successful, TEACH Caribbean realizes that an in-person teaching model is most effective until the ‘digital divide’ problem is solved in Jamaica.