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Island School was originally built on a site that became a marsh and had to be relocated to higher ground some 15 years ago, hence the name Island School. The school consisted of three stone classrooms and five mud and wattle classes, teaching over 300 primary school students of various ages.
Jo Richardson School from the UK first visited Island School in 2007 and helped repaint the stone buildings, replace the mabati (tin) roofing that had holes in it, fix guttering to the new roof, connect it to a water tank to provide drinking water for the pupils, lay concrete flooring in the mud and wattle classes to replace the earth floors, and build benches and desks for the pupils. In 2009, they revisited the project again, laid the concrete floor of one classroom, built walls on two sides of two additional classrooms, built and varnished the window frames for the three classrooms, and varnished the doors for the classrooms.
Jo Richardson School from the UK first visited Island School in 2007 and helped repaint the stone buildings, replace the mabati (tin) roofing that had holes in it, fix guttering to the new roof, connect it to a water tank to provide drinking water for the pupils, lay concrete flooring in the mud and wattle classes to replace the earth floors, and build benches and desks for the pupils. In 2009, they revisited the project again, laid the concrete floor of one classroom, built walls on two sides of two additional classrooms, built and varnished the window frames for the three classrooms, and varnished the doors for the classrooms.
In 2011, on their last visit, they raised £4,000 to complete the roofing and gutters for three new classrooms and to purchase a large water tank, which ensures that any rain that falls will be hygienically stored for use by the school. Over the three school trips, Jo Richardson has raised a total of almost £10,000, which has been matched with funds from The Juniper Trust.
30 Wordsworth Street
Penrith, Cumbria
CA11 7QY, United Kingdom
Registered Charity Number: 1053356
