Dear Friends, We have completed the main construction !! Yay !!
Also, the open-air multi-purpose area has been reconstructed. Storerooms and kitchens have been constructed.
Over July and August everything has been moved from the old school. In the last week staff decorated the classrooms.
September 4th, was our first day back at school. The students were so happy to come back to study in the fresh, new airy classrooms. Please enjoy the pictures in the attached file and know that it has been due to your generous support that this dream has become a reality. Thank you all so much.
There’s still work to be done in fixing up the sports areas and drainage, and to renovate the basic accommodation facilities for a few of the live-in staff. That has to go on bit by bit while school is in progress.
Looking forward, we invite you to share with us our dream of further expansion to have enough classrooms and facilities to open senior high school classes and serve a greater number of students for years to come.
Best wishes,
Didis and all the Sunshine School Family
Due to your amazing support, the final phase of our building is nearing completion. The laying of room & verandah tiles, carpentry work for doors, metal work for windows, most of the electrical installations, toilet installations and tiling have all be completed. Still to be completed by the contractor are window installations, last coat of painting, installation of fans, school entrance gates, installation of guttering and rain water pipes and other finishing touches.
Still to be completed BY OUR SCHOOL - prepare the grounds by planting trees and watering lawn areas, renovating existing storeroom into school kitchen, moving covering of walkways and open-air multi-purpose area, moving all our existing aircons, furniture, computers, all the kitchen and teaching materials and decorating the rooms in preparation for school opening.
To introduce our new school location to students, parents and the community, we held our annual Open House Day & Show on the grounds on April 1st, 2023. The day was a huge success and here is a link to a video of the show highlights. https://youtu.be/c4e2nsSuHIA
Your continued support will enable us to complete the remaining construction payment of US$ 8,000 and push us past the finishing line in time for school opening in September 2023. Thanks !!!
Phase 4 is almost completed – rendering of walls, installation of and painting ceilings, installation of main electrical wiring, verandah railing erection and rendering
Phase 5 has simultaneously started – laying of room & verandah tiles, carpentry work for doors, metal work for windows, all electrical installations, painting, guttering, toilet installations and tiling.
The grounds are being cleared and essential infrastructure such as a driveway and part of the drainage system are being constructed.
Thanks to both old and new supporters we have been able to raise 50% of the fifth and final payment installment. Only US$16,200 to go !!
Please continue to have a hand in securing the future for our school in Laos by sharing our campaign news and updates with family, friends and colleagues, and inspiring them to contribute to our final stage. Enable us to move by the coming school year in 2023.
Phase 3 is almost completed – erecting of reinforced steel and concrete framework for both floor slabs and pillars and roof, and bricking in of walls.
Phase 4 has simultaneously started - installation of door and window frames, rendering of all walls, laying of roof tiles and water-proofing.
Let’s join together to raise funds (US$36,400) for the fifth and final construction phase as soon as possible so our building will be ready for the 2023-24 school year.
By continuing to share our campaign news and updates with family, friends and colleagues, and inspiring them to contribute to build a school in Laos, you empower us to succeed.
Thank you so much.
Phase 3, the building of the classroom walls and staircase has started.
Donations through our crowd-funding sites and private contributions, plus a large contribution from one of our main donors enabled us to complete the phase 3 payment. The same main donor has also generously contributed the whole amount for the phase 4.
Let’s join together to raise funds (US$36,400) for the fifth and final construction phase as soon as possible so our building will certainly be ready for the 2023-24 school year.
By continuing to share our campaign news and updates with family, friends and colleagues, and inspiring them to help build a school in Laos, you empower us to succeed.
Thank you so much.
Great news!! We've completed Phase 1, the main building foundation. Now we've entered Phase 2, erecting the framework for the first and second floors. The toilet block foundations and walls have also been completed.
The amazing generosity of all our donors from around the world has enable us to raise almost 50% of the whole building cost so that we could get this far. Building work is steaming ahead and so is our fund-raising.
By continuing to share our campaign news and updates with family, friends and colleagues, and inspiring them to help build a school in Laos, you empower us to succeed.
Thank you so much.
