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Parent Month

Parent Month is an annual calendar event to recognize, celebrate and honour those parents who have made a significant contribution to the education system and the country.

November was selected as it represented the most suitable month on the national calendar to celebrate the achievements of Jamaica’s parents, and strengthen the relationship between the family and the school.

  • To celebrate and recognize the achievements of parents
  • To create opportunities for parents to further develop their parenting skills
  • To support the strengthening of the home-school relationship
  • To encourage men to be more involved in the role of parenting
  • To remind youth that parenting is a serious responsibility that should be undertaken only by prepared and mature adults
  • To encourage parents to join the Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) so that they too can have a voice in the transformation of the education system and the running of schools
  • To develop an awareness in parents that they are their child’s first teacher so they should be good examples and mentors to ALL children
  • To encourage communities and ALL adults to protect children, support parents in their role, and be partners in the raising of children
  • To promote family life and health education in schools, as preparation of tomorrow’s parents begins with the education of children
  • To create networks among parents for their own support and that of their children and the schools the children
  • To inform parents of the material and human resources that are available to help them to become effective parents
  • Launch of Parent Month
  • Church Service
  • Parenting Education Sessions
  • Parent Villages
  • Graduation for Parent Mentors
  • Award Ceremony

2021 November