NCB Foundation’s $6m project restores classrooms at Santa Cruz Prep

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Students at Santa Cruz Preparatory School have regained access to classrooms and learning spaces damaged by Hurricane Melissa, following an approximately $6 million restoration project supported by the NCB Foundation.

According to a release from the foundation, in October 2025, the hurricane damaged the roof of the Upper School building, which serves Grades three to six, as well as sections of the Robert Stubbs Computer Lab and the Kindergarten Stimulation Centre.

The repairs were executed by Global Empowerment Mission (GEM), one of the funding and execution partners of NCB’s Building a Better Jamaica Fund. In addition to the repairs, NCB Foundation also donated an air conditioning unit to help make the school more comfortable for students and teachers.