Stories by Paul Messam

Venecia Grant Hartwell, principal of Arthur's Seat Primary and Infant School leads an institution that has an interesting history. Arthur's Seat is a small rural district in Crofts Hill, north Clarendon.The school was started by the Anglican Church...

Morlton Wilson, principal of August Town Primary School since September 1991, leads an institution in a community that has seen its fair share of social and economic challenges.Wilson says that he is driven by his love for children. He lives at the...

Georgia Henry is one of those people who will call a spade a spade. A no-nonsense lady, she believes in being frank, fair, and reasonable. She holds no grudges but simply wants the best for her children, the school, and her community.Henry,...

"I have always wanted to become a teacher," says George Lewis. "My father also told me I was always reading a book and teaching reading."And so the journey began 25 years ago, taking Lewis along various paths and honing his experience and expertise...

Booker T. Washington, American educator, once said, "I have learnt that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed."This resonates in the...

Recognised in her circles as among one of Jamaica's active, energetic performers in the education arena, Nellie Wellington Boxe, attributes her success to determination, hard work and Almighty God."My life is guided by God,"...

The swift movement of his fingers and the sound of the organ is a reminder that he is here. "I love music," says Lawrence Douglas Wright.There is music in his walk, in his talk, and in his gentle advice. Wright has been principal of the Harbour View...