Operation Inspire: Our After-School Program

Operation Inspire is an after-school program that offers educational enrichment to students based in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The program is managed and funded through Cane Bay Cares, the charitable giving arm of Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP, in partnership with the St. Croix Foundation.

We began this program as an initiative to supplement shortened schedules in VI public schools after Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. But even after schedules went back to normal, Operation Inspire continued to support the work of the VI Department of Education with homework assistance and enrichment programs.

In 2023, Operation Inspire was recognized and approved by the USVI Economic Authority (USVI EDA) as a public-school program. This endorsement enables EDC beneficiaries' donations to the program to qualify for “public school program and initiative recognition” in accordance with the Economic Development Program Law.

At Operation Inspire we use a comprehensive approach to learning, designed specifically to nurture holistic well-rounded individuals and focus on developing 21st century skills through project-based learning. All our students receive homework assistance and participate in activities that challenge them to think critically, collaborate, and be innovative.

This coming school year (2024-2025), we will continue to offer our services to students at the Eulalie Rivera, Ricardo Richards, and Pearl B. Larsen schools.

Have more questions? Feel free to contact us to learn more.

What We Offer

  • Enrichment Opportunities
  • Homework assistance
  • Project-based Learning Activities
  • Health and Wellness Studies
  • Opportunities to Develop 21st Century Skills
  • STEM Projects

Cane Bay Cares is a service initiative of St. Croix-based Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP. Cane Bay Cares was established after three strong hurricanes, including two Category 5 storms, Irma and Maria, caused much damage to St. Croix during September 2017. The initiative has a goal of providing relief to the citizens of St. Croix. To make this possible, we have partnered with St. Croix Foundation, which is a 501c3 nonprofit that was established in 1990. All donations to Cane Bay Cares are donations to St. Croix Foundation and are 100% tax deductible.

Cane Bay Partners VI, LLLP was formed in June 2009 and founded by internationally experienced business executives with many years of experience in the financial services industry. Focusing our efforts primarily in the financial services industry, our management consulting practice specializes in providing services to clients in need of sophisticated risk management models, debt collections organizations which require liquidation models and analytics, and portfolio management companies desiring a variety of services.

 

Since 1990, St. Croix Foundation for Community Development has been advancing holistic community development as a pathway to economic prosperity, self-sufficiency, and sustainability. Established in the wake of Hurricane Hugo, today the Foundation is one of the premier place-based philanthropic leaders in the Virgin Islands. Having served as the conduit of over $37 million private and public sector dollars invested into the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Foundation’s impact has netted national recognition in almost every priority area – from economic development and community revitalization to public health, education reform, and nonprofit development. Our mission is to encourage greater philanthropic activity, to marshal resources, and to act as a catalyst to benefit the people of the Virgin Islands.