AWS newsletter 2020 Special Edition

March 25, 2020 | Vol 14 | Issue 3

Nature Vibes Exploring the world
Special Edition

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NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF JAMAICA | 10-16 EAST STREET, KINGSTON, JAMAICA | (876) 922-0620-6 | [email protected] | WWW.NHMJ-IOJ.ORG.JM/
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An Mr. Adrian Watson from Caribbean
Afternoon Youth Environment Network

Some Of Our interacting with students of Excelsior
Participating Agencies Primary School

Hope Zoo Message to the Schools
Phoenix Vet-Care
De La-Enzie Essentials It  is our pleasure  to have a programme
Jamaica Defence Force that can help to mentor children towards a
Forestry Department bright future in Science. "An Afternoon with
Bodles Research Station a Scientist" was created to assist in
The University of West Indies developing young scientific minds in a
Caribbean Youth Environment fun and creative way.
Network Learning Science can be fun and what
National Environment and better way to dispense this message than
Planning Agency to have your schools participate in such
JUCNAERD2I8, 2020 interactive sessions each month?

Miss Nasheika Guyah, Environmental
Officer from the Urban Development

Corporation with stuMdeOnRtsRfrIoSmFIrAisMGeIlLlyY

Primary School

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF JAMAICA | 10-16 EAST STREET, KINGSTON, JAMAICA | (876) 922-0620-6 | [email protected] | WWW.NHMJ-IOJ.ORG.JM/ Exploring the world
Through Science
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Meet the Programme Coordinator
-- Miss Kareen Parks

Kareen Parks is a lover of nature and children. She holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in Environmental Studies, She graduated from Knox Community Colege in 2016
and has also received certification in Climate Change and the Environment through the
Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN). Kareen joined the Natural History
Museum of Jamaica’s team as the Assistant Education Outreach Officer in 2017. She
is the coordinator of the NHMJ Quarterly Newsletter "Nature Vibes".

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Sci-Prog Information

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF JAMAICA | 10-16 EAST STREET, KINGSTON, JAMAICA | (876) 922-0620-6 | [email protected] | WWW.NHMJ-IOJ.ORG.JM/ Overview Impacted Groups
The Natural History Museum of Jamaica
(NHMJ) is the oldest division of the Institute Thus far, the programme has been going
of Jamaica. (IOJ). One of our core values is tremendously wel due to the participation of
to conduct educational programmes that the primary schools in the Kingston and St.
stimulates students' interest in the sciences. Andrew area. However the aim is to attract
NHMJ has sereveral departments, these primary schools al around Jamaica to ensure
include the Botany Department, Science that they al get the opportunity to be a part
Library Department, Zoological Department, of such an enriching programme. By doing this,
The Jamaica Clearing House Mechanism we help to increase students' cognitive thinking
and the Education Department. These and help them to make pragmatic decisions in
departments help in facilitating the "An various situations.
Afternoon with a Scientist" Programme.

How Can I Book My Space?

Visit the Natural History Museum of Jamaica
Education Department at 10 - 16 East Street, Kingston

Telephone: 876-922-0620-6, extensions: 247 or 352

Email: [email protected]

Mrs. June Coward-Fearon Coordinator of
Hearing Services, Jamaica Association for
the Deaf interacting with some students

Reminders

"An Afternoon with a Scientist" programme is held every
third Wednesday of each month at:
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm with a round-up session at every quarter

Dr. Farrah Bailey-Trowers, Veterinary Surgeon at Phoenix Vet-Care
shows students of Rollington Town Primary School and Dunrobin
Primary School how to take care of their domesticated animals

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A.W.S Flashbacks

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF JAMAICA | 10-16 EAST STREET, KINGSTON, JAMAICA | (876) 922-0620-6 | [email protected] | WWW.NHMJ-IOJ.ORG.JM/ Being a scientist is a dream for most kids. At NHMJ, we create the environment for them to
express themselves by letting them be a part of something meaningful.

Here, students of Clan Carthy Primary School are showing some of Jamaica's most valuable
artifacts to their school mates during one of the sessions.

Natural herbal soaps made by some of Dr. Gregory Robin from Caribbean Ms Shemere Lawes, Research
the students who participated in the " An
Afternoon with a Scientist" programme Agricultural Research Development Officer, Jamaica Clearing House

Institute (CARDI) Mechanism, NHMJ

Mr. Ricardo Miller, Environmental National Irrigation Commission

Coordinator, Ecosystems Management representatives

Branch, National Environment and

Planning Agency Students are amused by what can be found

here in Jamaica's own Natural History

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