by Judana Murphy, Jamaica Gleaner

April 6, 2023

Education Minister Fayval Williams urged young Jamaicans to harness “four superpowers” — curiosity, consciousness, collaboration and creativity — at the inaugural TeenTech Ja forum.

Williams was addressing the event on Wednesday at Wolmer’s Boys’ School in Kingston, inside the Douglas Orane Auditorium, under the theme ‘The Future is Here! Are You Ready?’. Some 1,500 students from high schools across Jamaica attended. EduHub Company Limited hosted.

“If someone had not wondered why we can’t fly, we probably would not have the luxury of air travel today,” she said. She also charged students to stay conscious of their devices: “There was a study done that said the average person checks their phone every two minutes.”

Kavelle Hylton, CEO of STEM Builders, spoke on emerging technologies. Host principal Dwight Pennycooke said the conference was a chance to enhance career awareness and to bridge education and industry.

Source: Jamaica Gleaner, 6 April 2023. Republished for the Wolmer’s Trust community with attribution.