On 30th April 2009, two SQR volunteers and a professional surveyor went up to the Guangji Kindergarten and the topographical survey is now complete.
The next stage is to get architectural plans drawn up, whilst finding builders and project management professionals.
GuangJi Kindergarten
The Guangji Preschool & Kindergarten was founded in 2000 by school principal Kang Yuling and several other teachers. The school is now the only preschool and kindergarten serving five villages. After the closure of other schools, to ensure the continuing education of the youngest members of her community, Kang Yuling rallied her fellow teachers, and then donated her family home and farmland to the cause. The group raised enough money to build a basic two-storey structure, and a small play area alongside her family home.
The new structure became classrooms, while the older structures housed teachers’ quarters, kitchen, and offices.
The May earthquake destroyed Kang’s house, and the former family home is badly damaged, and needs to be demolished. The new structure needs reinforcement if it is to be declared safe.
See photos of the school (in temporary prefabricated buildings) from January 2009.
Sichuan Quake Relief is working with the school principal, parents and teachers, on a project to rebuild the kindergarten.
Tags: children, Guangji, Kang Yuling, kindergarten, student