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Munro makes case for boarding
Munro rates highly in CSEC passes
BY DENISE DENNIS Career & Education staff reporter dennisd@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, January 20, 2013
"SOMETIMES when I am at home, I miss it here," said Pavel Williams, one of some 450 young men who are boarders at Munro College in St Elizabeth — one of the few remaining boarding schools in Jamaica.
Despite the persistently chilly weather at the school, located in the cold Malvern hills, and the challenges that come with being at an all-boys institution far from home, Williams has grown to call the college home, like many of his schoolmates who also board.
Up here we learn everything, streetwise and academically," said the 16-year-old, whose first choice had actually been Campion College in Kingston.
"And we learn something that most people nowadays don't have — common sense. So for me, being away from home isn't really that bad," he added.
Williams, who was a ninth-grade student at the time of the interview with Career & Education, is one of the top-achieving students in his year and exudes the pride and positive outlook for which Munronians are known.
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JC to offer boarding options
JC principal resumes call for more boarding schools
BY PETRE WILLIAMS-RAYNOR Career & Education editor williamsp@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, January 20, 2013
JAMAICA College (JC) is to make boarding offerings to its students — just as soon as the institution secures the funding to build the required facilities and employ staff to make a success of the venture.
Principal Ruel Reid said the offer of boarding forms a part of the development plan for the all-boys school, which is located at 189 Old Hope Road in Kingston.
That plan, he said, has so far seen a number of developments taking place, including a spanking new auditorium; the upgrade of their gym, the renovation of their sixth-form block, and, more recently, the construction of 12 studio apartments to house members of their teaching staff.
The auditorium cost J$100 million while the gym is being upgraded to the tune of US$200,000. The sixth-form block was upgraded at a cost of US$100,000 and the apartments were constructed at a cost of J$45 million — all thanks to the generosity of the school's old boys.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magaz...#ixzz2IjmzcKlr
Munro rates highly in CSEC passes
BY DENISE DENNIS Career & Education staff reporter dennisd@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, January 20, 2013
"SOMETIMES when I am at home, I miss it here," said Pavel Williams, one of some 450 young men who are boarders at Munro College in St Elizabeth — one of the few remaining boarding schools in Jamaica.
Despite the persistently chilly weather at the school, located in the cold Malvern hills, and the challenges that come with being at an all-boys institution far from home, Williams has grown to call the college home, like many of his schoolmates who also board.
Up here we learn everything, streetwise and academically," said the 16-year-old, whose first choice had actually been Campion College in Kingston.
"And we learn something that most people nowadays don't have — common sense. So for me, being away from home isn't really that bad," he added.
Williams, who was a ninth-grade student at the time of the interview with Career & Education, is one of the top-achieving students in his year and exudes the pride and positive outlook for which Munronians are known.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magaz...#ixzz2IjoZBTTt
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magaz...#ixzz2IjmObfRQ
JC to offer boarding options
JC principal resumes call for more boarding schools
BY PETRE WILLIAMS-RAYNOR Career & Education editor williamsp@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, January 20, 2013
JAMAICA College (JC) is to make boarding offerings to its students — just as soon as the institution secures the funding to build the required facilities and employ staff to make a success of the venture.
Principal Ruel Reid said the offer of boarding forms a part of the development plan for the all-boys school, which is located at 189 Old Hope Road in Kingston.
That plan, he said, has so far seen a number of developments taking place, including a spanking new auditorium; the upgrade of their gym, the renovation of their sixth-form block, and, more recently, the construction of 12 studio apartments to house members of their teaching staff.
The auditorium cost J$100 million while the gym is being upgraded to the tune of US$200,000. The sixth-form block was upgraded at a cost of US$100,000 and the apartments were constructed at a cost of J$45 million — all thanks to the generosity of the school's old boys.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magaz...#ixzz2IjmzcKlr
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