Construction update February 11

Everything is practically finished for the beginning of classes this year, scheduled for the 25th. The towels and paper hangs were fixed, all the rooms and toilets have lighting and the classroom has two ventilators to refresh the environment. The windows were painted on bright blue, bringing some happiness around. The constructor, Mr Iraci, who shows the shower functioning, decided to go after more donations and painted the ceiling of the old varanda on white, is building an improvised library and painted the new classroom in two colors. Just to remind: this project built a new room to serve as nursery for the youger kids, giving space in the old one (now very colorful) to the fourth graders.

lavatories (to come a donation of a water drinking fountain, already ordered)

The ceiling received a white paint. Check the new drainage for the roof.

The kids' bathroom ready for use

Mr Iraci, the man in charge, donates his spare time for this construction, shows the shower functioning. Note that we are in our carnaval holliday, and he spends all his minutes on site.

Our room! Blue windows, new vents, new lighting!

The old room from where the nursery is moving, will house the fourth grade. It is very colorful!

A refurbished area for the school admin.

Our improvised library.

The books that will be arranged in the new area.

General overview from the outside.

Drains to collect rain water

Blue windows!

Toilet's ceiling and blue window

Toilet set to be used.

Now some extras: a campaign headed by two central bank's colleagues allowed them to achieve the school material for the year! Today we went to the kids' shelter and distributed the backpacks filled with bright new school stuff. Check their faces!

Construction follow up January, 26

   We have running water in the lavatories! 

The towels and toilet paper hangs were bought. 

The windows now have glass.

A donation of ceiling fans which are ready to be installed.

A donation of school chairs from the British Embassy in Brazil!

The drainage of rain water is at its final stage, and there will be no more rain drops in the corridors!

Overview of the new classroom and patio.

 A donation of R$2000,00 from Banco Central do Brasil's june event (St John's party) was received. The money will be used for painting the windows and doors. Our new classroom is almost finished!

Muito obrigado, amigos do Banco Central, vocês nos ajudam a finalizar nossa obra! 

Picture: Ms Cirlene Alves, school director, and Mr Edson Amemyia, representing Banco Central do Brasil's friends.

Last but not least: this blog is terribly boring. Pictures of a construction site... Ms Cirlene invited us to visit the school's profile at facebook to get in touch with the kids!  http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/plendes1.0

Construction update January 13, 2013

It seems that our classroom is almost ready: take a look at the beautiful white ceiling! The bathroom appliances are being installed. The counter in the kids' bathroom is fixed. We can see the lighting and the electric outputs on place, as well as the new doors and handles. Almost no leftovers on site: a new porch was built with unused material. The new area will room a laundry (last picture).