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Nearly 29,000 school children are served by USAID basic education programs in Jamaica.
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Top student Hamesh Creighton gets a congratulatory hug from Acting Principal of St. Peter Claver Primary School in Jamaica, Karen Jackson-Reynolds.
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Business council members pledge to influence government policies and affect changes in workplace policies to support workers with HIV/AIDS in Jamaica.
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De-feathering of chicken using a defeathering machine.
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Public Health Inspectors participate in a training workshop along with REACT
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Teachers are learning new teaching methods to help students perform better.
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USAID’s Expanding Education Horizons is also improving educational outcomes for boys who generally under-perform when compared to girls.
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The program is changing the way teachers instruct, manage the classroom and relate to their student.
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Oniel Ankle of the Green Park Primary and Junior High School in Clarendon, Jamaica, is the 2007-08 Principal of the Year.
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Sean Osner, Deputy Director of the Office of Sustainable Development, accepts an award from Lady Reima Hall at the Mona School of Business 21st anniversary celebration. USAID/Jamaica received the award in recognition of the agency's contribution to the establishment of the Mona School of Business.
Photo: USAID/Jamaica Expanding Educational Horizons project
Karen R. Hilliard, Mission Director of USAID/Jamaica, chats with students from Drews Avenue Primary at the launch of the Jamaica School Administrative Software (JSAS 7.0), a web-based system developed under the Expanding Educational Horizons project.
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Sean Osner, Deputy Director of the Office of Sustainable Development, delivers the keynote address at the Expanding Educational Horizons project graduation.
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Students from Denham Town Primary perform at the Expanding Educational Horizons project graduation.
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Diane McNeil expresses her joy that her daughter participates in the 'Students Expressing Truth' (SET) program at Ascot High School and is doing well. The SET/Ascot program uses technological tools to encourage positive behavior among students who were seen as disruptive and indisciplined.
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The Hon. Andrew Holness, Minister of Education, receives an Alpha Smart demonstration from these students.
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Orret Perkins attends a training session at a music studio as part of the Jamaica Education for All Youth Challenge Grant Project.