Since its completion in January 2008, three Foundation trustees have visited Anatoli school to review progress and to deliver some hand-knitted teddy bears kindly donated by a UK based charity.
The whole community – children, parents and coffee-growers – arrived to meet their guests, in some cases walking for more than three hours to get there. They proudly provided a full tour of their new school and building facilities.
The remains of the old school, which had been damaged by an earthquake in 2005, were still visible, providing a stark contrast to the new building, which now consists of:
- Six classrooms
- Music room
- Science room
- Geography room
- Computer room
- Canteen
- Library
- Kindergarten
In addition to Costa's investment in Anatoli, Intel provided the children with small "Classmate" laptops for use at the school. They have also proved to be a fantastic learning resource for the teachers.
Beyond the classrooms, to ensure that the children are eating nutritious food, the community has developed a plot of land about half a mile away from the school where food is grown for school meals. Some of the older children are responsible for each of the elements of the farm: vegetable plot, fish farm, chicken farm and small working plantation. The trustees were able to witness for themselves the results of their hard work and commitment to developing the land.
Click on the video link below to see an update on progress at Anatoli School.
