THE EFFORTS of Taneka McKoy Phipps, who has been teaching scores of children through a curbside classroom initiative in Delacree Lane and surrounding communities off Spanish Town Road in Kingston, have been bolstered with support from a proven corporate friend.
Yesterday, Proven REIT provided an e-pay card each to McKoy Phipps, her daughter, Martanek Phipps, and her sister, Michelle Campbell, who are her assistant teachers, to help offset expenses associated with the project.
Davis further underscored the benefit of McKoy Phipps’ initiative to the other children of the community.
Following the closure of schools in March as the new coronavirus emerged in Jamaica, McKoy Phipps has been keeping children on Delacree Lane, where she lives, and surrounding communities occupied with schoolwork by using worksheets that she develops and noticeboards or walls that she painted to facilitate teaching.
By 6 a.m., McKoy Phipps, accompanied by her two daughters and sister, begins her walk through the communities of Union Gardens, McKoy Lane, Tavares Gardens, and Payne Avenue.
