Members of the Jamaica Info Service (JIS) Finance and Accounts Division introduced pleasure and tales to Gladys Sheriff Fundamental Faculty in Kingston, as they participated within the nationwide Learn Throughout Jamaica Day initiative for the primary time on Tuesday (Could 6).
Noticed yearly throughout Training Week, the initiative fosters literacy and nurtures a lifelong love of studying amongst Jamaica’s youngsters.
On arrival on the early-childhood establishment, positioned within the Bennett Land group of Whitfield City, the JIS crew engaged college students by interactive storytelling and present distribution.
5 members of the Division participated, with three serving as readers whereas the others assisted with images and distributing tokens to the youngsters.
The scholars, aged two to 6, have been divided into teams and absolutely immersed within the expertise.
Accounts Supervisor, Nadia Spaulding-Lindo, instructed JIS Information that the engagement was “very interactive”.
“They requested questions and even joined in elements of the story. One story concerned a wolf, and when the little boy cried ‘Wolf!’ the entire class joined in. It was lovely,” she shared.
Mrs. Spaulding-Lindo added that the lecturers supported the session by managing the scholars and inspiring their participation.
“We selected Gladys Sheriff Fundamental as a result of, generally, the youngest youngsters are neglected. They require extra persistence, and being from an inner-city group, colleges like these might be forgotten,” she identified.
Principal, Sharon Dennis, described the go to as a significant and memorable expertise for each college students and workers.
“We have been delighted. The youngsters have been attentive and loved the interplay. They requested and answered questions, they usually have been absolutely engaged,” she instructed JIS Information.
Mrs. Dennis emphasised the significance of Learn Throughout Jamaica Day and different related initiatives in fostering parental involvement.
“If dad and mom would sit down and browse with their youngsters, even for simply 5 minutes, it might make an enormous distinction. Studying helps youngsters perceive the world round them and strengthens household bonds,” she mentioned.
In the meantime, Mrs. Spaulding-Lindo shared that the Finance and Accounts crew plans to observe up with the varsity, emphasising that, “we wish to keep related”.
She described the expertise as “deeply rewarding” and “superb”.
“The youngsters have been so heat and able to have interaction. It actually reminded us why initiatives like this matter,” Mrs. Spaulding-Lindo mentioned.
Based in 1988, Gladys Sheriff Fundamental Faculty serves roughly 30 college students and is accredited by the Early Childhood Fee.
It follows the nationwide early-childhood curriculum, emphasising cognitive, language, motor, and socio-emotional improvement.
The Learn Throughout Jamaica Day initiative stays an important device in fostering early literacy and strengthening connections between communities and schooling stakeholders.
