Ground was broken Tuesday for a new three-storey classroom block at Bridgeport High School in Portmore, St Catherine, under a National Education Trust (NET) programme aimed at upgrading several schools across the island within the next few years.

The NET, commissioned by the Ministry of Education and Youth, has been tasked with carrying out work under the Primary and Secondary Infrastructure Programme (PSIP) which is facilitating schools eliminating the shift system. The work is aimned at reducing overcrowding and providing adequate, conducive and sustainable educational environment for teaching and learning.

“It’s vital that our children are exposed to the best learning conditions possible. With that in mind, we are dedicated to executing PSIP and ensuring that all our projects are done in a timely manner,” a news release from the NET quotes its Executive Director Latoya Harris-Ghartey.

“We have already seen the difference that the completion of these projects have made to our schools. We believe our students and staff will be able to thrive in these upgraded environments that promote higher learning while improving safety and social development overall,” she added.