“National came on in such a big way”, explains Morrison. “First, they teamed up with The Gleaner, our other major sponsor, to provide curriculum content for basic school children in every single Saturday Gleaner. Then they helped to spread the message through branding on their vehicles and...
The Early Childhood Commission, an agency affiliated with the Ministry of Education, is currently responsible for the regulation and supervision of Basic Schools and the training of Early Childhood practitioners. The curriculum in Jamaica’s preschools is much more socially-based than it is academic....
The American International School of Kingston (AISK) follows a U.S.-style curriculum, whereas the Jamaican school structure is based on the British format. In all schools English is the language of instruction. The school year runs from early September through late June or very early July and...
During the period, 1953 - 1969 the school expanded and the numbers increased to 750 students in seventeen (17) classrooms. A library, staff and curriculum rooms were added to the main school building. An additionalblock (upstairs) which houses the Computer Lab and the Administrative Offices...