A Happy Place
Mrs Antonica Gunter Gayle of the Early Stimulation Programme of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and her staff sent heartfelt thanks to the PRSJ and IABC for the books that were donated to the Ostend Close school on February 11.
The books were from the joint Christmas Event book drive at the Pegasus Hotel on December 18.
Mrs Antonica Gunter Gayle of the Early Stimulation Programme of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and her staff sent heartfelt thanks to the PRSJ and IABC for the books that were donated to the Ostend Close school on February 11.
The books were from the joint Christmas Event book drive at the Pegasus Hotel on December 18.
President of the IABC Yvonne Grinam Nicholson, Past President of the IABC and also the PRSJ Gerry Mc Daniel and PRSJ member, Gwyneth Davidson were present for the handover and were given a grand tour where they met special early childhood educators, pupils and other staff members.
This school has got to be one of the great contemporary stories of the power of one, as Mrs Gunter Gayle (second right in top photo) had but nothing to work with and somehow found a vacant government property, inveigled the person in charge to allow her to have one room as a classroom and in three years it is now a school under the supervision of the Ministry of Education.
The school has about 30 children between ages three and six with learning disabilities. A facility in great demand, the parents bring the children from Buff Bay to Portmore and Temple Hall to August Town. There is obviously an effort being made by parents to improve the facility but donations of toys would be greatly appreciated. A big thank you again to all practitioners who donated books to this drive.Your gift is being used well.
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