68 teachers from public schools throughout the country, will, tomorrow, be part of a virtual graduation ceremony, after completing an intensive one-week online course, so as to identify students with special needs.
It was conducted by the Lesley University, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts and sponsored by the non-profit Authentic Caribbean Foundation Inc.
The course was organized through the Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development, Religious Affairs and Information and Grenada’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Yolande Smith and by the non-profit, Authentic Caribbean Foundation Inc.
The training focused on the topic, “Neuro-diversity: Building Inclusive Teaching and Learning Classrooms”.
Teachers are now said to be better equipped with the tools to understand children in the classroom with Autism, Dyslexia and Attention Deficit Hyper-activity Disorder, so that important services can be extended to them at an early stage.
Authentic Caribbean Foundation Inc. provides high-quality education and training, health, community tourism and support services to children and adults with disabilities and aids in the diaspora and the Caribbean, with the aim of eliminating poverty.
The organisation was founded nine years ago by Jamaican-born Andrew Sharpe, in Boston, United States.
At the graduation ceremony tomorrow, the teachers will be presented with a professional development certificate from Lesley University for the course, which was held in August this year.
