Alligator Pond Primary and Infant School
Alligator Pond Primary and Infant School
Alligator Pond Primary and Infant School wants help to fix its structural issues.
Down's Early Childhood Institution
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Gregory Bent, Principal of Alligator Pond Primary and Infant School and Reza Miller McDonald, Principal of the Downs Early Childhood Institution
The principals of two schools in Southern Manchester are seeking help from stakeholders in education to improve their infrastructures.
Principal of Alligator Pond Primary and Infant School, Gregory Bent, believes his school has been forgotten.
He pointed to infrastructural issues at the ageing plant, which he said are preventing the infant school from being certified by the Early Childhood Commission.
Mr. Bent spoke with Radio Jamaica News on Thursday following the completion of some work at the school, led by caretaker for the Alligator Pond Division, Martin Gill.
The scope of work included the installation of an electronic bell, provision of electricity, installation of new toilets in the male and female bathrooms, repair of leaking pipes, and the installation of several new classroom and bathroom doors.
However, the principal said there are still several issues the school must deal with, including the separation of its infant and primary departments. Currently, he said, grade one shares a building with the infant students.
He said the state of the infrastructure is preventing the school from getting the proper certification for the infant department.
Mr. Bent is pleading for assistance for his school, noting that there is "a whole lot of... land space where we could get development [or] get buildings to house our infant department".
Down's Early Childhood Institution
Principal of the Down's Early Childhood Institution, Reza Miller McDonald, has been holding classes for her 52 students at her house, a short distance from the Down's Community Centre where the school is located.
This has been happening for more than six months as the badly leaking roof of the centre has forced her to find alternative accommodation for the children.
Mrs McDonald told Radio Jamaica News that while she is happy to give up her home to accommodate the students, there is not enough recreational space for them to play.
"The children...want to go back to their foundation," she said, pleading for "anyone [to] come on board" to help.
Martin Gill, Caretaker for the Alligator Pond Division, said he and his team have done some work on the roof of the institution, but more repairs are needed before classes can resume.
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