ABOUT JAMAICAN HIGH SCHOOLS What is the oldest high school in Jamaica? A distinguished gentleman named John Wolmer made his last will and testament on May 21,1729. The will stated that the bulk of his estate should form the foundation of a free school in the parish in which he should happened to die. "...after many amendments and conferences between the House of Assembly and the Council, a law was passed and the Wolmer's Trust which would manage the affairs of the school was established in 1736." By this account many feel Wolmer's is the oldest high school in Jamaica. (Manning's High was founded in 1738 and St Jago High in 1744.) What high schools are for girls only? Immaculate Conception, Queens School for Girls, St Hugh's, St Andrew High for Girls, Wolmer's Girls School, Convent of Mercy (Alpha), Merl Grove High, Montego Bay High, Mt Alvernia, Westwood, Bishop Gibson High, Hampton

UPCOMING EVENTS
Another Queens & Calabar Affair to be held on Sat September 17 2011 @ THE WAREHOUSE 3500 NW 15th St Lauderhill FL
Doors open 10:00 PM Music by Mark Swaby $20 Pre Paid
Contact QHS 954.471.4744 Contact CHS 954.246.4396


Ferncourt High School Alumni Association of South Florida invites you to their 2nd annual Dinner Dance to be held on Saturday October 1st 2011 at The Signature Grand Hotel 6900 W. State Road 84, Davie FL
Cocktail: 8:00 - 9:00 PM Dinner & Dance: 9:00 PM - 1:00 PM Cost: $70 More info 954.464.7427


Montego Bay High School International Alumnae Association, Inc will be hosting the Inaugural Gala and Grand Reunion on Saturday October 22, 2011 at the Westin Fort Lauderdale Hotel.
Location: The Westin Hotel 400 Corporate Drive in Fort Lauderdale More info

Camperdown Past Students Association FL Chapter presents the 6th Annual Retreat @ Lady Hamilton Grand Palladlum, Lucea, Hanover, Jamaica October 24-29, 2011 MORE INFO: Camperdownfl.org


SCHOOLS IN THE NEWS
Jamaica College and Holmwood are Boys and Girls Champs!
...In the Girls competition, Holmwood Technical held off a stern challenge from rivals Edwin Allen High to prevail by a mere six points — 226-220.

The Orville Brown-coached JC team prevailed with 280 points to KC's 269 nailbiting points as Calabar was third with 236, followed by Wolmer's Boys, 139, and Munro College fifth with 133. Read more

Dinthill gives St Catherine agriculture a shot in the arm
Jamaica imported US $763m in agricultural produce last year. Now Dinthill Technical High School in St Catherine is doing its part to keep agriculture production high, in an effort to reduce that import bill. More

Jamaica College takes wings - Introduces aviation course
CAREER CHOICES for senior students at one of the country's oldest secondary institutions, the prestigious Jamaica College (JC), in Kingston, have widened with the introduction of an aviation programme in the school's curriculum, beginning this academic year. The programme, the first of its kind to be offered at any high school in the English-speaking Caribbean, was recently launched at the Old Hope Road-based institution. Source


MINISTER OF EDUCATION: ANDREW HOLNESS
MINISTER OF Education Andrew Holness says as the Government increases the use of technology in education, teachers will have to embrace a change in their role in the classroom.

"Technology has changed the power structure ... in the classroom ... so the students have almost as much knowledge as the teacher ... . So the role of the teacher has changed. The teacher is no longer what you would call the instructional leader so much, the teacher is now more the facilitator," he said.

The minister was speaking at the teacher-training graduation ceremony of the e-Learning Project at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, last Thursday. He said with students having greater access to knowledge through technology, teachers would need to facilitate understanding, rather than deliver knowledge.

"And that's what the real role of the teacher is going to evolve to be, not so much writing what it is on the chalkboard...but the higher-order thinking that goes with bringing understanding out of knowledge," he said. Continue



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