Twelve-year-old Erin Springer’s love for her alma mater, Wilkie Cumberbatch Primary School, has led to her giving back in a tangible way. Yesterday she presented two students, Niah Weekes and Renico Remy, both eight-year-olds who attend the school, with several back-to-school items including uniforms, bags, books and stationery. Erin graduated from Wilkie Cumberbatch a year ago and is a second form student at Harrison College. Teacher Inga Phillips-Green, who taught …
Repair work continues at Wilkie Cumberbatch Primary School
Article by May 1, 2021
The Wilkie Cumberbatch Primary School at Pinelands, St Michael, will only be ready for full use by September 2021, Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw has announced.
Bradshaw, who toured St George Primary School on Saturday, said the Wilkie Cumberbatch School, which initially closed in November of 2020 because of significant water damage to the buildings, was still not in the state for face-to-face classes to resume.
“The Wilkie Cumberbatch Primary School is going be split right now at the Open Campus [University of the West Indies]; some of the classes are going to be there, some of the classes will be at the Wilkie Cumberbatch Primary School, because I think you may recall that last year we had the challenges with the roof of the main block, and a number of students would have been disrupted.