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School community radio goes on air

06-07-2007 (Kingston)
School community radio goes on air
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The Bequia High School Community Multimedia Centre (CMC) went on air on 3 July in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The school radio has been developed to enhance the integration of information literacy in education in the Caribbean through a partnership among the Bequia High School, UNESCO and the St. Vincent and the Grenadines National Commission for UNESCO.

The first radio programme broadcast was Bequia High School’s graduation ceremony. The radio is broadcasting on FM 89.30. The initial sounds were heard at 9:15 a.m. Throughout the day, technician, Monty Dick, roamed the island testing the reception and discovered that the broadcast can be heard in most communities. A taxi driver who quickly picked up the signal spread the news to residents as he made his trips. Students and residents were both surprised and excited to actually tune into the first radio station being broadcast on their tiny island, Bequia.

Named the island of the clouds by the Caribs, Bequia (pronounced
"beck-way") is the northernmost of St. Vincent's Grenadine islands. It's also the largest (7 sq. miles) and most populated, with 5,000 people.

This innovative use of a CMC in a formal school setting is the first of its kind in the Caribbean. It seeks to stimulate the teaching/learning experience while building a bridge between formal and non-formal education.

The production and broadcasting of programmes will be done by students and teachers who have received training in basic multimedia skills: use of Internet, development of radio content, digital editing, script preparation and interviewing techniques. Teachers will also be trained on integrating information literacy in the school curricula.

The CMC will serve as a medium of self expression and creativity for teachers and students. It will also facilitate the production and dissemination of content geared at community development and empowerment. This includes content relating to the UNESCO’s Sandwatch project which seeks to train school children in the use of scientific methodologies through monitoring changes and processes at local beaches. Students, together with teachers and parents, apply this information to design and implement specific projects to solve particular problems.

As an integral part of the project, UNESCO has commissioned an Ethnographic Action Research. Findings will be disseminated through a booklet which will include recommendations for integrating information literacy in the school curricula and the activities of the community.
School community radio goes on air Bequia island
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School community radio goes on air Bequia school radio
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Related themes/countries

      · Community Multimedia Centres
      · Community Media
      · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
      · Information and Media Literacy: News Archives 2007
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