JAMAICA Project
 Outreach
teaches value of your roots, Toronto Star, Dec. 26, 2003
Last year, thirteen graduates of the Early Childhood Education Program at George Brown College along with two professors spent two weeks volunteering in
Basic and All Ages Schools in the parish of Westmoreland in Jamaica. A one-day curriculum conference was also organized with more than 125 teachers representing
100 different schools in attendance. This year, 8 graduates from the ECE program and 2 members of the team from last year along with their teachers will
travel again to Westmoreland to continue our work. Read more about Jamaica project.
 May
23, 2007 - The School of Early Childhood at George Brown College was awarded last week for its Early Childhood Development:
From Standards to Practice Project in Jamaica with an Award Recognizing Excellence in Communicating International
Cooperation Issues during the 15h Annual Canadian Awards for International Cooperation, which recognized the excellent work of Canadian
businesses and organizations in developing countries. The awards were presented by Mr. Robert Greenhill, President, Canadian International Development
Agency (CIDA) and the Hon. Perrin Beatty, President and CEO, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters.
Through George Brown College's partnership with Jamaica's Early Childhood Commission, the project has had significant national impact as
it reaches 94% of all pre-school age children through its curriculum approach. The project aims to enhance the child-centred approach to
curriculum delivery in the areas of literacy and numeracy/science and strengthen ECE certification at the diploma level.
"TALK BACK JAMAICA"
Every year ECE students leave for Jamaica on January. Students report
back to their peers, family, faculty etc. via email. [Read
more and see the photos...]
Douglas E. Light Award
Two students in the second year of the Early Childhood Education program
are honoured each year for their academic success and involvement in their communities
in support of children and their families. The award is named after a past president
of the college who was instrumental in the development of ECE at George Brown.
The two winners this year were Ryan Campbell and Eve-Anne Tremblay.
Find more information about
this Student Award.
Lab School Workshops
This March Lab School teachers presented two workshops
for the community: Emergent Curriculum: Planning
and Implementing Curriculum That Is Meaningful to Children and Teacher
Made Materials: Supporting
the Emergent Curriculum Process. This demonstrates
our commitment to partnerships with the Early Childhood community. |
PROGRAMS AND COURSES 
Over
the past 2 years, 16 George Brown ECE graduate students have been involved in a Study Abroad opportunity in the city of Suzhou,
China. 