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THE GLEANER’S FLAIR MAGAZINE • MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2018
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D
istinguished
THE
Education
S
UCCESS IS the sum of small
efforts, repeated day in, day out.
Being an educator is one thing, but
becoming an entrepreneur, author, moti-
vational speaker, wife, mother, fitness
enthusiast and fashionista is another.
Nicole McLaren-Campbell constantly
aims for greatness.
As a bright teenager, McLaren-Camp-
bell received great joy from helping oth-
ers. From a strong family of teachers, she
was already deep-rooted in the field of
service. She got hands-on experience one
summer as an intern teaching for Russel
Bell of MRC Family School, and came
alive in the classroom. “The feeling I got
when I helped a student believe they
could do the math, to see how, and even-
tually see themselves differently – it’s
indescribable. I felt purpose,” she
revealed.
McLaren-Campbell graduated from St
Andrew High School for Girls, Jamaica
Phillips Academy Andover, Princeton
University USA and the University of
London School of Advanced Study and
School of African and Oriental Studies.
Her professional pursuits began while
working at the Ministry of Education as a
senior policy analyst to the minister, as
well as tutoring in the Department of
Government at the University of the
West Indies. She also served as a volun-
teer working with Princeton University’s
admission office to interview applicants
from Jamaica. While interviewing a
young woman full of promise, a business
idea came to her. “She didn’t quite piece
the application together in the right way
and I had a gut feeling I could help stu-
dents craft and communicate their
unique value proposition to attract major
scholarships.”
After discussing it with her husband,
Jeffrey, she conducted her research, and
travelled to Philadelphia for training to
become an independent educational
consultant (IEC). The following year,
AIM was born.
The objective of AIM Services is to
assist students in realising their dreams,
maximise their poten-
tial, help their families to afford col-
lege, empower teenagers to take
advantage of their opportunities as
well as serve their communities and
get them ready to take the driver’s
seat of their lives.
But while McLaren-Campbell is in
the fast lane, she goes into cruise con-
trol when hanging out with her family:
husband, children, mom and sisters,
along with good friends. She is fond of
the beach, loves to read and treasures
the opportunity to speak with and
motivate others. She enjoys training on
vision boarding and goal setting. It is
her hope that she will continue to pro-
mote and instill a culture of distinc-
tion and courage in order for students
to explore and pursue areas of inter-
est, no matter what, encouraging cre-
ativity, analytical skills, with the
understanding that nothing is
beyond their reach.
Her advice to teachers: put your
students’ successes first. “The
results are super gratifying. Teach-
ing is the opportunity to impact the
world. So, practice what you preach
and teach - if you want your students
to be excellent, practice personal
excellence.”
AIMing for Greatness with
Nicole McLaren-Campbell
“The feeling I got
when I helped a
student believe they
could do the math, to
see how, and
eventually see
themselves differently
– it’s indescribable.
I felt purpose.”