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Born | Fred William Kennedy July 28, 1950 |
Education | B.A., Graduate Diploma in Education,
University of West Indies Master of Education, Doctor of Education, University of Toronto. |
Fred W. Kennedy (born July 28, 1950 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican/Canadian educator and writer. [1]
Kennedy was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, [1] the second youngest of five children born to Luis Fred Kennedy and Lydia Mathilde Kennedy (née Loinaz). He attended St. George's College, and later obtained a Bachelor of Arts and a Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of West Indies, [2] both in Kingston. Kennedy speaks both English and Spanish.
Kennedy began his career as a teacher at York Castle High School in Brown's Town, Jamaica in 1973. In 1976, Kennedy emigrated to Toronto, Canada, where he began working as a secondary school teacher in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). Kennedy obtained a Master of Education degree in 1984 and a Doctoral of Education degree in 1995, both from the University of Toronto. [2] Following several years as a secondary school teacher, Kennedy worked in the TDSB as a secondary school Vice Principal.
From 2004 to 2006, Kennedy returned to Kingston, Jamaica to serve as Headmaster at his alma mater, St. George's College. [3] Although St. Georges was originally founded as a school for boys only, in 2005 Kennedy instituted a co-educational pre-university program for both female and male students. [4] Kennedy retired in 2006.
In 2015, Kennedy was awarded the Monsignor Gladstone Wilson award for his contribution to the advancement of St. George's College and its Old Boy's Association. [5]
Kennedy is the author of three books; Daddy Sharpe, Huareo, and Firstborn.
Daddy Sharpe – A Narrative of the Life and Adventures Of Samuel Sharpe, A West Indian Slave Written by Himself, 1832 [6] is a fictionalized first-hand account of the life of Samuel Sharpe, an enslaved Jamaican who led the Great Jamaican Slave Rebellion, also known as the Christmas Rebellion, from 1931 to 1932. [7] [8] Daddy Sharpe was published in 2008 by Ian Randle Publishers, Jamaica.
Huareo: Story of a Jamaican Cacique [9] is a fictionalized account of the life of Huareo, a tribal chieftan, or cacique, of the Taino people in pre-colonial Jamaica at the time of the first contact with Spanish colonial settlers between 1494 and 1509. [10] [11] Huareo was published in 2015 by Ian Randle Publishers, Jamaica.
In 2016, a Spanish edition of Huareo was released: Huareo: Cacique de Jamaica, [12] also published by Ian Randle Publishers.
Firstborn – The Life of Luis Fred Kennedy 1908-1982 [13] is a biography of the life of Kennedy’s father, Luis Fred Kennedy, a Jamaican businessman who co-managed and later served as Governing Director of Grace Kennedy & Co. Ltd. [14] Firstborn was published in 2022 by Friesen Press, Canada.
Kennedy's third book, Firstborn, was awarded the 2023 Gold Book Award from the Nonfiction Authors Association. [1] Firstborn was also recognised as a finalist in the 2023 International book awards in the category Biography:General. [15]
Kennedy is currently the Chair of the GraceKennedy Foundation, the charitable foundation of the Grace Kennedy & Co. Ltd. corporation. He was appointed Chair of this foundation in 2017. [16]
Kennedy and his wife, Georgianne, reside in Jamaica and in Canada. [1] They have three daughters and seven grandchildren.
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Fred W. Kennedy | |
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Born | Fred William Kennedy July 28, 1950 |
Education | B.A., Graduate Diploma in Education,
University of West Indies Master of Education, Doctor of Education, University of Toronto. |
Fred W. Kennedy (born July 28, 1950 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican/Canadian educator and writer. [1]
Kennedy was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, [1] the second youngest of five children born to Luis Fred Kennedy and Lydia Mathilde Kennedy (née Loinaz). He attended St. George's College, and later obtained a Bachelor of Arts and a Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of West Indies, [2] both in Kingston. Kennedy speaks both English and Spanish.
Kennedy began his career as a teacher at York Castle High School in Brown's Town, Jamaica in 1973. In 1976, Kennedy emigrated to Toronto, Canada, where he began working as a secondary school teacher in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). Kennedy obtained a Master of Education degree in 1984 and a Doctoral of Education degree in 1995, both from the University of Toronto. [2] Following several years as a secondary school teacher, Kennedy worked in the TDSB as a secondary school Vice Principal.
From 2004 to 2006, Kennedy returned to Kingston, Jamaica to serve as Headmaster at his alma mater, St. George's College. [3] Although St. Georges was originally founded as a school for boys only, in 2005 Kennedy instituted a co-educational pre-university program for both female and male students. [4] Kennedy retired in 2006.
In 2015, Kennedy was awarded the Monsignor Gladstone Wilson award for his contribution to the advancement of St. George's College and its Old Boy's Association. [5]
Kennedy is the author of three books; Daddy Sharpe, Huareo, and Firstborn.
Daddy Sharpe – A Narrative of the Life and Adventures Of Samuel Sharpe, A West Indian Slave Written by Himself, 1832 [6] is a fictionalized first-hand account of the life of Samuel Sharpe, an enslaved Jamaican who led the Great Jamaican Slave Rebellion, also known as the Christmas Rebellion, from 1931 to 1932. [7] [8] Daddy Sharpe was published in 2008 by Ian Randle Publishers, Jamaica.
Huareo: Story of a Jamaican Cacique [9] is a fictionalized account of the life of Huareo, a tribal chieftan, or cacique, of the Taino people in pre-colonial Jamaica at the time of the first contact with Spanish colonial settlers between 1494 and 1509. [10] [11] Huareo was published in 2015 by Ian Randle Publishers, Jamaica.
In 2016, a Spanish edition of Huareo was released: Huareo: Cacique de Jamaica, [12] also published by Ian Randle Publishers.
Firstborn – The Life of Luis Fred Kennedy 1908-1982 [13] is a biography of the life of Kennedy’s father, Luis Fred Kennedy, a Jamaican businessman who co-managed and later served as Governing Director of Grace Kennedy & Co. Ltd. [14] Firstborn was published in 2022 by Friesen Press, Canada.
Kennedy's third book, Firstborn, was awarded the 2023 Gold Book Award from the Nonfiction Authors Association. [1] Firstborn was also recognised as a finalist in the 2023 International book awards in the category Biography:General. [15]
Kennedy is currently the Chair of the GraceKennedy Foundation, the charitable foundation of the Grace Kennedy & Co. Ltd. corporation. He was appointed Chair of this foundation in 2017. [16]
Kennedy and his wife, Georgianne, reside in Jamaica and in Canada. [1] They have three daughters and seven grandchildren.