Principal of the Reynold Weekes Primary School, Anderson Bishop (left); and Aron Truss (fourth from left) presenting students with tablets.
Class 3’s of the Reynold Weekes Primary School showing their brand new Samsung tablets from the Aron and Christina Foundation.
Reynold Weekes students receive tablets
Mon, 10/31/2016 - 12:00am
Students from the Reynold Weekes Primary School in St. Philip are the latest recipients of Samsung tablets from the Aron and Christina Foundation.
Last week 75 pupils of Class 3 received the tablets during a brief ceremony at the school, as the local charity presses ahead with its efforts for academic year 2016/2017.
Started in 2009 by Aron Truss alongside his wife Christina, the Foundation has been ensuring that primary school students have the opportunity to own technology, which will assist them with their studies.
“Christina and I believe that the use of technology is very important in education today and we are concerned that many students are not receiving the same opportunities as our children and we hope that by presenting tablets we can help level the education playing field a bit,” he expressed.
Mr. Truss said the Class 3’s were selected because they are old enough to handle the responsibility of taking care of a tablet and that it will assist them with preparations for the Common Entrance Exam.
The Aron and Christina Foundation also encourages teachers to use tablets as a teaching tool and incorporate their use into the curriculum, therefore the Class 3 teachers were also presented with a tablet to assist them with their teaching.
Principal, Anderson Bishop, took the opportunity to thank Mr. and Mrs. Truss for the tablets, noting that they will be a great help to the students of the school. (TL)