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Dharmaraja Vidyalaya School
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A) Dharmaraja Vidyalaya School Renovation and Expansion
Renovated School Building & Classroom with New Furniture ready to use.
The Opening Ceremony on 25 June 2005
School children welcoming the the representatives of the sponsors of the project - Mr and Mrs Tileman
Children singing the traditional blessings
children and staff at the opening
Banner with information of sponsors of the project
Banner states " you helped to wipe our tears"
The Education Department suggested that we assist the Darmaraja Junior School. This school is located in Weligama, in the Matara District, in Sri Lanka and has approximately 350 students. It conducts classes for girls and boys from grade one to grade 11. A number of schools in Weligama are being used as camps for displaced people or have been destroyed. There is thus a shortage of schools for the children in the area. This is adversely affecting children who come from Tsunami affected area. More Tsunami affected students could be schooled in the Darmaraja Junior School if there is more space there.
The School Building Before Renovation.
Barberyn Management and guests visited the School.
We found a dilapidated building in the school which if repaired could accommodate three more classrooms. We also found that the toilets in the school were in poor repair and insufficient.
Discussions were undertaken between the Barberyn Management and guests, and the Principal and teachers of the school. The requirements for enrolling more students and improving the school facilities have been identified and agreed. The project has been divided into three phases.
Please click here to see the Darmaraja Junior School project profile for more details. The Education Department has since given its written approval for all this work.
The work in this project started at the end of February 05. We have engaged a mason and builders to work on the dilapidated building to begin with. The mason is a parent of a child who goes to the school and work is taking place at a rapid pace.
Renovation in Progress
The pavements around the dilapidated building have been almost completed. A new black board has been installed. Currently the walls are being plastered and painted. The next steps are completing the drains, floors, the wall partitions for three classrooms and repairing or replacing the desks and chairs.
A second school room to be renovated later.
The completed building
Students use the one computer that the Dharmarja school now has
When the work has been completed on the dilapidated building, some classes will move up to the newly renovated building. We will start working on the main hall of the school. Most of the school’s classes are taking place there. There are no partitions for each class and besides repairing and improving this building we are making some movable wall partitions. This will be a more appropriate environment for learning to take place. During the renovations of the main hall there will also be repair and additional toilets being built.
Please click here for more details.
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