With the Jamaica Diaspora Education Task Force 3rd Biennial Diaspora Education Task Force Summit 2018 only a week away, plans are in high gear to welcome Jamaicans, Diasporans, and Friends of both in the education community to the City of Miramar from March 21st to 25th.
This is the first Summit being hosted in the United States. The significance to attract educators from Jamaica and around the Diaspora is in keeping true with JDETF’s mission to advance education in Jamaica to realize VISION 2030.
Led by JDETF Co-Chairpersons Karlene Largie of the Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations, Inc., (UJAA) and Lorraine Tracey of Legacy Learning Foundation, Inc., Summit 2018 will address the major aspects of STEM/STEAM, SPECIAL EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT through plenary sessions with Q & A opportunities and an open forum on the state of education for the betterment and growth of all schools in Jamaica.
The Summit has the full support of the Jamaican Ministry of Education. The Minister of Education Ruel Reid has confirmed his full attendance for the week-long activities; Mayor Wayne Messam of the City of Miramar is the esteemed host, along with Dr. Robert Runcie, Superintendent of Broward County Public Schools and Commissioner Dale V.C. Holness of Broward County. The Jamaican ambassador to the USA, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, will also be in attendance.
With the Summit being held in South Florida, there will also be robust engagement with the worldwide alumni groups, with pledged support from the five umbrella organizations in New York, Canada, England, Jamaica, and, of course, Florida. Representatives from the Jamaica National Education Inspectorate (NEI), the National Education Trust (NET) have confirmed their participation.
The JDETF Summit will continue to foster a culture of excellence through the sharing of best practices, intense training in top-tier pedagogy, and data-driven, transformative methodologies between educators in Jamaica and the Diaspora in order to positively impact every student in the island nation.
An invitation is extended to anyone interested in the advancement of education in Jamaica to attend the Summit. It is the belief of the JDETF that education is everyone’s business so everyone can play a role.
For registration please visit: information please contact: jdetfeducationsummit@gmail.com
For information contact: Karlene Largie at karlenemlargie@aol.com 516.713.8270, and/or Lorraine Tracey at legacylearninginc@gmail.com 954.980.4032
