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Amy Heemsoth, the Foundation's Director of Education, proudly hands out certificates of partipation to the students at William Knibb High School
Amy Heemsoth Director of Education for the Foundation and Fulvia Nugent Biology Teacher at William Knibb High School celebrate another successful year of the JAMIN program.
Students at William Knibb High School hold up their certificates to celebrate a successful end of the JAMIN program.
William Knibb High School student sang a song in thanks for the JAMIN program. She is photographed here with the Foundation's Director of Education, Amy Heemsoth.
William Knibb High School student sings a song in thanks for the Foundation providing the opportunity for students from their school to participate in the JAMIN program.
Students from Marcus Garvey Technical School going on their first mangrove field trip to learn about this unique ecosystem.
10th grade Biology student from Marcus Garvey Technical School draws and labels the leaves of the three different mangrove trees in Jamaica.
Marcus Garvey Technical School J.A.M.I.N. participants at Seville Heritage Park mangroves.
Director of Education, Amy Heemsoth teachers students at Marcus Garvey about the three main adaptations of mangroves: reproduction, anaerobic sediment, and living in salt water.
Director of Education, Amy Heemsoth helps 10th grade Biology students from Marcus Garvey to identify the different mangroves species.
J.A.M.I.N. year 2 student from William Knibb High School measures the temperature of the soil inside his quadrat.
During the second phase of the year 2 program, this student from William Knibb High School identifies the mangrove species and measures the circumference and height of the mangrove trees in their quadrat.
Students work as teams to set up and monitor their mangrove quadrats. This team from William Knibb High School is ready to collect some data.
Classmates at William Knibb High School work together to collect and record data about their mangrove plot.
Although it is hot, students at William Knibb High School are determined to collect the data that they need to monitor their mangroves.
11th grade Biology student at William Knibb High School uses a core sampler to take a sample of soil from his mangrove quadrat. Later, he and his group will use a sieve to determine the size and quantity of the particles in the soil sample. Using a chart, the students will determine the type of soil that is in their plot (i.e. clay, sand).
J.A.M.I.N. year 2 student from William Knibb High School prepares to use a GPS. The student will record the location of the mangrove trees that he and his group are monitoring in their mangrove plot and later the students will map the mangroves.
William Knibb student uses a paint pen to mark the location where she will measure the circumference of the mangrove tree trunk. This mark will be used to accurately measure the circumference in the future.
Student groups at William Knibb High School work together to collect and record data in their mangrove plot. This student is explaining to his classmate that he has recorded the latitude and longitude of one of the mangrove trees in their plot.
Biology grade 11 teacher and science department head, Fulvia Nugent has participated in the J.A.M.I.N. program for the past three years and she is still excited every time that she goes to the mangroves with her students.

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