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Last year, construction at Guan Ai Primary School began with the building of two new wood buildings donated by Canada Wood, a non-profit organization. The two buildings are being used as offices for the teachers and RCEF staff members so they have space to design lesson plans, attend trainings, and reflect on their teaching. This year will be one of further construction and renovation as we work to make Guan Ai the safe, comfortable and welcoming environment the students and teachers deserve.

This year’s construction plans are off to a great start. Last week, a local building crew completed the construction of a new kitchen. This is an incredibly important building for our school as the students eat three-square meals on campus every day of the week. In addition to being better looking and sturdier than the previous one, the new kitchen boasts several important features. Most importantly, it is twice the size of the old kitchen. This makes life easier for our cooking staff that prepares food for over two hundred people at every meal. The new kitchen also has running water inside and five separate water taps outside. The outside taps make it easier for students to wash their own dishes after each meal. Finally, the new kitchen has a covered cellar for storing the fresh vegetables that are prepared each meal.

As soon as the building crew was done with the new kitchen, they moved onto the cafeteria. The old cafeteria was only large enough for the first, second and third grade students to use during meal times, leaving the older students to eat outside or in their classrooms. In addition to being too small for our student body, it was also dilapidated with crumbling walls and a leaking ceiling. Along with the old kitchen, the cafeteria has been torn down. Presently, the building crew is working a new building that will stand in its place. The new building will house the principals’ office and living quarters, a new library and a storage area. A new cafeteria will be built in a different location on campus later this year.

A Guan Ai cook standing outside the new kitchen

A student cleaning his dishes outside the new kitchen

A new building stands in place of the old cafeteria

Ruins of the previous cafeteria

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