Children's ability to learn and function in society are based on the formative years of education up to age 5 during which time eighty-five percent of brain development occurs.  However, many children in Jamaica are not able to maximize their development as they attend schools that are poorly equipped and over-crowded.  

One such school is the Steer Town Basic School in Steer Town, St. Ann.  The school is housed in a one-room building and has 120 students enrolled.  According to the Principal of the school, Mrs. Forsythe, these conditions make it hard for the children to learn.

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