This is a five-sister act, the likes of which have rarely been seen or heard of and, certainly, there’s no stopping them. The five sisters, children of Leon and Gladwin Johnson, who left Jamaica with their mother several decades ago as children,.
The choir of St Andrew High School for Girls has got the spirit of Christmas wrapped up in their loins. The ladies and their teachers have been sharing their festive arrangements and melodie.
Franklin Burrell had no plans to become a teacher. After graduating from the University of Technology, Jamaica with a degree in chemistry, he went straight into the chemical technology industry. But while in the field, he was asked by his manager.
Franklin Burrell, department head and master teacher of chemistry at St Andrew High School for Girls is the LASCO/Ministry of Education and Youth/ Jamaica Teaching Council Teacher of the Year. Burrell, who has been an educator for 25 years, was.
In a celebration of educational excellence, the LASCO Chin Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Youth (MoEY) and the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC), is set to honour nine outstanding educators at the LASCO/MoEY/JTC 2023.