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Students and others look on as Brinkley Primary School student Shanelle French, gives Richard Parchment, MP for South East St Elizabeth, computer lessons. Looking on (from left) are Jodean Harrison, grade six teacher, Errol Miller, chairman of the LIME Foundation and Leighton Smith, councillor for the Myersville Division. - Contributed
When the new school year starts in September, students of the Brinkley Primary School in south east St Elizabeth, will have a lot to smile about thanks to the generosity of the LIME Foundation.
The entity visited the school recently and carried out refurbishment activities and repairs to the schools computer lab which had been non-operational for some time. The Foundation also donated five new computers, a printer, educational software, chairs and new counters to the school which currently has 125 students on roll.
Assisted by board members, parents and other members of the community who came out to volunteer with the effort, the LIME Foundation also painted sections of the school.
According to principal Vivilyn Powell, the work carried out by LIME is a gift to the entire community, highlighting that the school would now be able to resume the computer classes it formerly offered to parents and residents from surrounding areas in addition to helping the students.
"I am so happy about this. We have asked other organisations to come on board in the past but they haven't," said an elated Powell. She further informed that the last set of computers that the school had were donated by Alpart.
Despite the handicap of limited computer resources, Powell boasted the successes of her recent GSAT entrants which includes one student being placed 7th in the island and receiving full marks in two areas of the examination.
Among the other most urgent needs of the school are proper bathroom facilities and a multi-purpose court.
"Based on the background information that we received, the commitment the principal and the teachers have in working with the students at Brinkley is truly marvellous and that was a part of what prompted us to come in and assist," said Errol Miller, chairman of the LIME Foundation.
"This is a continuation of something that LIME has been doing for years and to the extent that we can, we will be extending this type of assistance to as many areas as possible."
Miller also highlighted a similar effort carried out at the Morant Bay Primary in St Thomas two weeks ago.
