Public Private Partnerships (PPPs)
A number of PPPs have been established in support of the EEH institutions:
• Island Networks, a Jamaican IT company providing networking, internet connectivity and wireless service for three project schools (to be extended to more schools by the end of the project)
• The British Council E-Pals project linking nine Kingston EEH schools and nine UK schools for curriculum sharing and cross-cultural communication. The partnership began in October 2006 with the first in a series of trainings staged by the British Council’s Global Schools Alliance Program. The selected Jamaican primary schools were John Mills, St Anne’s, Elletson, Greenwich, St. Peter Claver, Denham Town, Drews Avenue, Maxfield Park and Norman Gardens
• The National Gallery of Jamaica for an arts education program promoting use of art in the classroom to teach critical and creative thinking skills, and facilitating monthly field trips and participation of project schools in an education committee and workshop activities throughout the life of the project
• The Gleaner Co. (Jamaican newspaper) for access to its Newspaper in Education (NIE) program and “Children’s Own”
• University of the West Indies Endowment Foundation Student Cares Outreach Program for student volunteers to serve as resource instructors to project students
• Procurement of AlphaSmart for professional conference access
• Participation by the Book Merchant for access to trainers in the use of math libraries
• University of Technology’s (UTECH’s) Community Service program for student volunteers to participate in NGO activities
• Annual collection and distribution of tree seedlings from the National Forestry Department for all project institutions
• Novelty Trading Company for regular donations of reading material, including picture books and comics
IR3 ACTIVITIES
Grant Writing Training
To date all EEH institutions have been trained in grantwriting and received packets with information on local and international foundations. (For access to these materials, click here)
PPPs
A number of PPPs have been established in support of the EEH institutions.
They can be grouped under the general areas of (i) curriculum and training, (ii) educational technology and (iii) school improvement:
- Cable and Wireless Jamaica Ltd. to provide ADSL for all 71 institutions, as well as access to computer software training computer repair and troubleshooting.
- Island Networks, a Jamaican IT service provider, to provide networking, internet connectivity and wireless for three schools in year 1, to be extended to more schools by the end of the project.
- The British Council E-Pals project linking nine Kingston, EEH schools and nine UK schools for curriculum sharing and cross cultural communication. Partnership began in October 2006 with the first in a series of trainings staged by the British Council’s Global Schools Alliance Program. The selected Jamaican primary schools were: John Mills, St Anne’s, Elletson, Greenwich, St. Peter Claver, Denham Town, Drews Avenue, Maxfield Park and Norman Gardens. Five more EEH schools were added from central Jamaica in early 2007.
- The National Gallery of Jamaica for an arts education program promoting use of art in the classroom to teach critical and creative thinking skills, enable monthly field trips from different EEH schools, and participation from project schools in an education committee as well as access to gallery staff as workshop presenters throughout the life of the project.
- The Gleaner Co. for access to its Newspaper in Education (NIE) program and Children’s Own.
- UWI Endowment Foundation Student Cares Outreach program for student volunteers to serve as resource room instructors and provide targeted instruction for selected students.
- AlphaSmart for professional conference access.
- Book Merchant for access to Scholastic publisher trainers in the use of Math Libraries.
- University of Technology’s (UTECH’s) Community Service program for student volunteers to participate in NGO activities.
- Annual collection and distribution of tree seedlings from the National Forestry Department for all project institutions.
- Novelty Trading Company for regular donations of reading material including picture books and comics.
Parental Involvement
EEH project institutions have been encouraged to create a comprehensive plan for the realization of increased parental involvement. For some schools, this includes facilitating parents’ use of technology in the form of internet access. All schools regularly receive information on useful parenting education websites and efforts are made to supply schools with information on local parenting education resources.
