Education Minister Says Expansion Of Marlie Mount Primary Pivotal To Learning
By: , January 18, 2021
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and Principal of the Marlie Mount Primary and Infant School, in St. Catherine, Calvin Harris, highlight one of the new signs erected at the new 10-classroom block that was opened on January 14.
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), breaks ground for the expansion of the infant department at the Marlie Mount Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine, on January 14. Also participating (from left) are Principal of the school, Calvin Harris; Vice Chairman of the school Board, and former Principal, Claris Brown; Member of Parliament for South West St. Catherine, Hon. Everald Warmington, and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Managing Director of Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, cut the ribbon to officially open the 10-classroom block that has been constructed at the Marlie Mount Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine, on January 14. lion expansion of the school. At centre is student at the school, Alyssa Evans. In the background (from left) are Joseph Parker, who represented Custos of St. Catherine, Dr. the Hon. Reverend Jeffery McKenzie; Member of Parliament for South West St. Catherine, Hon. Everald Warmington; and Regional Director at the Ministry, Sophia Forbes Hall.The Full Story
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says expansion of the Marlie Mount Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine is pivotal to the success of the students.
Ground was broken yesterday (January 14) by the Minister for the expansion of the institution’s Infant Department.
Already, a 10-classroom block has been constructed with funds from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) as well as a $4.2-million contribution from the school. The entire project is estimated to cost $171 million.
“Development of the infrastructure of school plants is an important aspect of our overall investment in education, and we are pleased with this collaborative project with JSIF,” the Minister said.
Underscoring that the additional classrooms will benefit more than 1,600 students to “participate better” in the learning process, Mrs. Williams said it will be done in an atmosphere that is conducive to best outcomes.
“We will continue to work together, so that all our children get access to the best education possible. Children need a healthy learning environment to perform at their best, so too the teachers who guide them,” she told her audience.
Meanwhile, Member of Parliament for South West St. Catherine, Hon. Everald Warmington, lauded JSIF for the investment, and the leadership of the school for its efforts to ensure that the project works for the students and the community.
Managing Director for JSIF, Omar Sweeney, said the project involves a “comprehensive” sanitising component, and “is a holistic package of investment that we have embarked on”.
For his part, Principal of the school, Calvin Harris, said “this marks the beginning of a new chapter in the life of Marlie Mount Primary and also the beginning of seeing an end to the shift system, and overcrowding of classes”.