The Sunday News
Nobukhosi Ndlovu, Sunday News Reporter
IN a move to address learning challenges at Induba Primary School in Bulawayo’s Pelandaba suburb, the school, with the help of parents, has built a block of four classrooms.
The development is set to ease congestion at the school.
The classroom block which was built using the school’s special levy paid by parents is set to accommodate Early Childhood Development (ECD) learners.
The new classroom block will allow the school to do away with the hot-sitting programme.
In an interview, Induba Primary School head, Mr Lovemore Sibanda said the construction of the classroom block is a blessing to the school and its learners as it will decongest the classrooms and accommodate ECD classes.
Induba Primary School head, Mr Lovemore Sibanda in front of the new classroom block
“It was through resilience, unwavering determination and unity of purpose which made the completion of this project a reality. We had a serious shortage of classrooms and we wanted to do away with hot sitting which meant that other ECD pupils were to come to school in the afternoon,” he said.
Mr Sibanda said the school has four classroom blocks, making the new classroom block the fifth one.
“The new classroom block consists of four classrooms and two sets of toilets for girls and boys. Each classroom has a teacher’s store room. We installed two doors for each classroom so that in cases of fire emergencies, the pupils can escape through the other door,” he said.
Mr Sibanda called on the Government to assist as the school aims to build more classroom blocks.
“We intend to build two more classroom blocks to accommodate other grades that are still hot sitting. We hope the Government can assist us in constructing more classroom blocks so that our students learn in good spaces,” he said.
Mr Sibanda applauded the parents for making the project a success by paying the special levy.
He said it showed that they are determined to ensure that the learning environment for their children is conducive.
“Parents were very co-operative in paying the special levy that assisted in building the school. We’re very grateful for that because they made this project a success and we hope that when we start other projects, they will continue showing their support,” he said.
