Jamaica educators urged to inspire students at graduation

During the Teachers’ Colleges of Jamaica graduation ceremony at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, 768 new educators were encouraged to use their influence to positively shape the lives of young people.

Jamaica Information Service CEO Giovanni Dennis delivered the address, emphasizing that the impact of a teacher’s words and actions can last a lifetime. He noted that students often remember whether their teachers encouraged them or caused them to doubt themselves decades later.

The graduating cohort includes students from several institutions: Bethlehem Moravian College, Church Teachers’ College, the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), G. C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Moneague College, Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College, Shortwood Teachers’ College, and St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College.