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.fact{opacity:1;transform:none;transition:none}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"wt-page\" id=\"sf\">\n  <section class=\"hero\">\n    <div class=\"hero-media\">\n      <video autoplay muted loop playsinline poster=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/courtyard-hall.jpg\">\n        <source src=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/walk-sm.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/>\n      <\/video>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <p class=\"eyebrow\">US$1,300,000 \u00b7 needed by October 2026<\/p>\n      <h1>Finish the<br \/>Sixth Form Block<\/h1>\n      <p class=\"motto\">Age Quod Agis<\/p>\n      <span class=\"goldline\"><\/span>\n      <p class=\"hero-lede\">A third storey on the 1984 block: sixteen rooms and a lecture hall. Work started in July. The Trust needs US$1,300,000 by the end of October 2026.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"hero-acts\">\n        <a class=\"cta gold\" href=\"#give\">Give to Wolmer\u2019s<\/a>\n        <a class=\"cta ghost\" href=\"#courtyard\">See the courtyard<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"give-sec\" id=\"give\"><div class=\"wrap\">\n    <h2 class=\"reveal\">Give to Wolmer\u2019s<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"rule\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"prose\">\n      <p class=\"lede reveal\">Give. Mark the gift <strong>Sixth Form Block<\/strong>.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"give\">\n      <div class=\"box reveal\">\n        <h3>Give online<\/h3>\n        <p>PayPal and major credit cards, through the <a href=\"https:\/\/wolmersouthflo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wolmer\u2019s Alumni Association of South Florida<\/a> \u2014 Road to 300. Say the gift is for the Sixth Form Block.<\/p>\n        <p>Zelle: <a href=\"mailto:wolmersouthfla@gmail.com\">wolmersouthfla@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n        <p><a class=\"cta gold\" href=\"https:\/\/wolmersouthflo.org\/index.php\/donate-or-pay\/waasf-road-to-300-anniversary-pledges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Give online<\/a><\/p>\n        <p class=\"note\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">United States gifts are received by the Wolmer\u2019s Alumni Association of South Florida, a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization. EIN 65-0818692. Those gifts are tax-deductible in the United States.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"box reveal\" id=\"give-ja\">\n        <h3>Give in Jamaica<\/h3>\n        <p>National Commercial Bank, Duke Street branch. The Wolmer\u2019s Trust.<\/p>\n        <p>JA$ current <span class=\"acct\">061037527<\/span><br \/>US$ savings <span class=\"acct\">066421910<\/span><\/p>\n        <p>Write <strong>Sixth Form Block<\/strong> on the memo line.<\/p>\n        <p>Cheques payable to <strong>The Wolmer\u2019s Trust<\/strong>, posted to c\/o The Wolmer\u2019s Trust High School for Boys, National Heroes Circle, Kingston 4.<\/p>\n        <p class=\"note\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">Larger gifts, securities and matching gifts: <a href=\"mailto:gifts@wolmers.org\">gifts@wolmers.org<\/a>. Full methods on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/support\/\">Support<\/a>.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/section>\n\n  <section id=\"case\"><div class=\"wrap\">\n    <h2 class=\"reveal\">What the gift buys<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"rule\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"prose\">\n      <p class=\"lede reveal\">Sixteen rooms and a lecture hall on the Sixth Form Block. The block was finished in 1984. Sir Florizel Glasspole, old boy and former Governor-General, chaired the 250th Anniversary Committee and got the two-storey block built. This gift adds the third storey.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"reveal\">Work started in July 2026. Completion is expected at the end of October 2026. Contractor: <a href=\"https:\/\/ciccja.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CICC Assembly Limited<\/a>. Architect: <a href=\"https:\/\/robinbastonassociates.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robin Baston Associates<\/a>. Steven Gooden, trustee, leads the fundraising. Courtney Wynter, trustee, is overall lead.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"facts reveal\">\n      <div class=\"fact\"><small>To raise<\/small><b>US$1.3m<\/b><span>US$1,300,000<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"fact\"><small>What it builds<\/small><b>16+ rooms<\/b><span>Including a modern lecture hall<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"fact\"><small>Work started<\/small><b>July 2026<\/b><span>On the 1984 block<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"fact\"><small>Needed by<\/small><b>October 2026<\/b><span>End of the month<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"band\"><div class=\"wrap\">\n    <h2 class=\"reveal\">The rooms<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"rule\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"prose\">\n      <p class=\"reveal\">Bright, naturally ventilated classrooms and a lecture hall, drawn by <a href=\"https:\/\/robinbastonassociates.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robin Baston Associates<\/a>. Open any drawing full size.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n    <div class=\"strip\" style=\"padding-left:max(20px, calc((100vw - 1200px)\/2));padding-right:20px\">\n      <figure class=\"shot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/west.jpg\" alt=\"Western view. Robin Baston Associates.\" \/><span>Western view \u2014 Robin Baston Associates<\/span><\/figure>\n      <figure class=\"shot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/east.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern view. Robin Baston Associates.\" \/><span>Eastern view \u2014 Robin Baston Associates<\/span><\/figure>\n      <figure class=\"shot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/south.jpg\" alt=\"South entrance. Robin Baston Associates.\" \/><span>South entrance \u2014 revised<\/span><\/figure>\n      <figure class=\"shot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/corridor.jpg\" alt=\"Gallery to the courtyard. Robin Baston Associates.\" \/><span>Gallery to the courtyard<\/span><\/figure>\n      <figure class=\"shot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/yard.jpg\" alt=\"View of courtyard. Robin Baston Associates.\" \/><span>View of courtyard<\/span><\/figure>\n      <figure class=\"shot\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/yard-use.jpg\" alt=\"Courtyard in use. Robin Baston Associates.\" \/><span>Courtyard in use<\/span><\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"full\" id=\"courtyard\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/courtyard-hall.jpg\" alt=\"Lecture hall interior. Robin Baston Associates.\" \/>\n    <div class=\"veil\"><div class=\"wrap\">\n      <h2 class=\"reveal\">The courtyard<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"rule\"><\/div>\n      <p class=\"reveal\" style=\"max-width:540px\">The courtyard is the heart of the block: a stage under a high roof, seating on a timber floor, galleries on three sides. This is the modern lecture hall the gift is asked to complete.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"reveal\"><a class=\"cta gold\" href=\"#give\">Give toward the hall<\/a><\/p>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"pair\">\n    <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aerial.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of the Sixth Form Block site, August 2026.\" \/><span>Site \u00b7 August 2026<\/span><\/figure>\n    <figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/works.jpg\" alt=\"Preparing the upper level, August 2026.\" \/><span>Upper level \u00b7 August 2026<\/span><\/figure>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <section><div class=\"wrap\">\n    <h2 class=\"reveal\">On the roof<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"rule\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"prose\">\n      <p class=\"reveal\">The roof is already open. Films from August 2026.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"vids\">\n      <div class=\"hero-vid\">\n        <video controls playsinline poster=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/courtyard-hall.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\">\n          <source src=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/walk-sm.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/>\n        <\/video>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"vside\">\n        <video controls playsinline preload=\"metadata\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/west.jpg\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/title-sm.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/><\/video>\n        <video controls playsinline preload=\"metadata\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aerial.jpg\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/roof-sm.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/><\/video>\n        <video controls playsinline preload=\"metadata\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/works.jpg\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lead-sm.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/><\/video>\n        <video controls playsinline preload=\"metadata\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/works.jpg\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/visit-sm.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/><\/video>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/section>\n\n  <section style=\"padding-top:0\"><div class=\"wrap\">\n    <h2 class=\"reveal\">The plans<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"rule\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"prose\">\n      <p class=\"reveal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/robinbastonassociates.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robin Baston Associates<\/a> revised the plans for three floors. They show how the new storey sits on the block of 1984, and how the courtyard remains the centre of the building.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"reveal\">On the ground floor: a chemistry laboratory, classrooms, a kitchen, the stage and the courtyard. On the first floor: four classrooms and offices, open to the courtyard below. On the second floor \u2014 the new storey \u2014 four classrooms and a Trust lounge.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"plans\">\n      <figure class=\"tile\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/plan-g.jpg\" alt=\"Ground floor plan, revised.\" \/><div class=\"cap\">Ground floor plan \u2014 revised<\/div><\/figure>\n      <figure class=\"tile\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/plan-1.jpg\" alt=\"First floor plan, revised.\" \/><div class=\"cap\">First floor plan \u2014 revised<\/div><\/figure>\n      <figure class=\"tile\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/plan-2.jpg\" alt=\"Second floor plan, revised.\" \/><div class=\"cap\">Second floor plan \u2014 revised<\/div><\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/section>\n\n  <section style=\"padding-top:0\"><div class=\"wrap\">\n    <h2 class=\"reveal\">The firms<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"rule\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"firms\">\n      <a class=\"firm reveal\" href=\"https:\/\/ciccja.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <small>Contractor<\/small>\n        <b>CICC Assembly Limited<\/b>\n        <span>General construction. The contractor for the third storey.<\/span>\n        <em>ciccja.com<\/em>\n      <\/a>\n      <a class=\"firm reveal\" href=\"https:\/\/robinbastonassociates.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <small>Architect<\/small>\n        <b>Robin Baston Associates<\/b>\n        <span>The drawings for the third storey, courtyard and lecture hall.<\/span>\n        <em>robinbastonassociates.weebly.com<\/em>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/section>\n\n  <section style=\"padding-top:0\"><div class=\"wrap\">\n    <h2 class=\"reveal\">The project team<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"rule\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"team\">\n      <div class=\"person reveal\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/robinbastonassociates.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robin Baston<\/a><\/b><span>Architect<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"person reveal\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/cpmc.ltd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shardon Haye<\/a><\/b><span>Quantity surveyor<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"person reveal\"><b>Jessie-Craig Strachan<\/b><span>Project manager<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"person reveal\"><b>Courtney Wynter<\/b><span>Trustee \u2014 overall lead<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"person reveal\"><b>Steven Gooden<\/b><span>Trustee \u2014 fundraising lead<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"person reveal\"><b>Douglas Orane<\/b><span>Trustee<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"close-ask\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <p class=\"motto reveal\">Age Quod Agis<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"reveal\">Complete what 1984 began<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"rule\"><\/div>\n      <p class=\"reveal\">US$1,300,000. Sixteen rooms and a lecture hall. End of October 2026.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"hero-acts reveal\">\n        <a class=\"cta gold\" href=\"https:\/\/wolmersouthflo.org\/index.php\/donate-or-pay\/waasf-road-to-300-anniversary-pledges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Give online<\/a>\n        <a class=\"cta ghost\" href=\"#give-ja\">Give in Jamaica<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n  <a class=\"sf-float\" id=\"sf-float\" href=\"#give\">Give<\/a>\n  <p class=\"note wrap\" style=\"padding:28px 0 80px;color:#1A1A1A\">Drawings: <a href=\"https:\/\/robinbastonassociates.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robin Baston Associates<\/a>. Contractor: <a href=\"https:\/\/ciccja.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CICC Assembly Limited<\/a>. Site photographs, August 2026. 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