Uplift Jamaican Schoolchildren Through Science

2018 ended on an exciting and productive note! On our most recent trip to Jamaica, we visited Allman Town Primary School for an assessment of our lab equipment donation!

SOSA had previously outfitted a science lab for Allman Town, with equipment that corresponded with their students’ curriculum. As you can imagine, we were excited to see how the equipment donated had been used! The school reported that approximately 39 students each week in Grade 6 alone now had hands-on lab time to accompany their science classroom lecture that takes place twice per week. We were informed that not only do Grades 4-6 benefit from the use of the lab space and equipment, but even students in their lower school such as Grade 2 were able to utilize the materials like the skeleton model!

Their principal and science teacher informed us that students are making use of equipment such as anatomy models of the whole skeleton, lungs, heart and brain, and that students have been able to examine the soil and its various components, while understanding the concepts associated with different layers. Our most exciting takeaway was that by providing these equipment to them, Allman Town is able to facilitate hands-on learning for multiple individuals, as opposed to only having access to just enough material for teacher demonstrations, with only observations possible for students. Allman Town has expressed the need for more equipment such as more anatomy models and prisms, and we plan to continue this working collaboration, as well as providing for additional schools with similar limitations.

Thank you for helping us to do this!!