There are 6 separate one-day workshops in the fields of Biology, Computer Science, Chemistry, Geography, Mathematics, and Physics for a cost of $1500 per person, per workshop unit. The topics and respective workshop dates are shown in the table in the attached document. The workshop will also facilitate a lunch meeting with the teachers in attendance to discuss subject matters as well as any other UWI engagement that may be useful to the students.

The workshops will take place at two venues:

• Kingston – UWI, Mona Campus – Monday, January 6– Friday, January 10, 2025 and
• Montego Bay – UWI, Western Jamaica Campus – Monday, January 13 – Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Please indicate your interest in participating as early as possible, as space is limited, by visiting the registration webpage, https://www.mona.uwi.edu/fst/cape-workshop-6, completing and submitting the corresponding the online registration form. Kindly allow 24 hours to receive confirmation of your booking. Space availability information for each workshop is available on the respective department pages.

Kindly note:

1. Students are required to wear their respective school uniforms.
2. Students may participate in as many workshops as they wish, however, each workshop has a separate cost and runs for the entire day.
3. Students who have not received registration confirmation may not be accommodated due to space and logistical constraints.

We look forward to your school’s participation in The UWI’s CAPE Workshops 2025.

The sessions will cover the following topics:

Computer Science

WORKSHOP DATES: January 6-10, 2025 (Kingston); January 13-14, 2025 (Montego Bay)

Mr. Alton Bodley - alton.bodley@uwimona.edu.jm

• Unit 1 – Internal Assessment(SBA); C Programming: Functions, Arrays, Structures, Pointers and File Manipulation
• Unit 2 – Internal Assessment(SBA); Abstract Data Types (ADTs)

Register for the Computer Science sessions here.

Chemistry [CANCELLED]

WORKSHOP DATES: January 6-10, 2025 (Kingston); January 13-14, 2025 (Montego Bay)

Dr. Paul Maragh – hodchemistry@uwimona.edu.jm

• Unit 2 – Chromatography; Spectroscopic Methods of Analysis (U.V./Visible, Infrared, Mass Spectrometry)

Register for the Chemistry sessions here.

Cancellation Notice

*Chromatography kits for Thin Layer, Paper and Column Chromatography experiments will be on sale.

*You can purchase complete kits or individual components of the kit.

Geography

WORKSHOP DATES: January 6-10, 2025 (Kingston); January 13-14, 2025 (Montego Bay)

Dr Robert Kinlocke– robert.kinlocke02@uwimona.edu.jm

• Unit 1 – Map Reading, Hydrology and Limestone environments
• Unit 2 – Map Reading, Climate

Register for the Geography sessions here.

Mathematics

WORKSHOP DATES: January 6-10, 2025 (Kingston); January 13-14, 2025 (Montego Bay)

Ms. Kathlene Gardener - kathlene.gardner@uwimona.edu.jm

• Unit 1 – Differentiation; Integration; Trigonometric Functions; Induction Functions
• Unit 2 – Integration; Sequences, Series and Approximation; Counting; Complex Numbers; Differential Equations

Register for the Mathematics sessions here.

Physics

WORKSHOP DATES: January 6-10, 2024 (Kingston); January 13-14, 2024 (Montego Bay)

Time: 8am-5pm

Ms. Chantal Simmonds – chantal.simmonds@uwi.edu

• Unit 1 – Simple Harmonic Motion
• Unit 2 – Operational Amplifiers

Register for the Physics sessions here.