We will be doing a Fun Run for the Holy Ghost Learning Lab Appeal.

Rose will be running 1K, Joe and Ellie 2K each and Alan and myself 10K each. Making a grand total of 25K to be run by the Holliman family.

 

We would love your support.  It's not every day that the kids run this distance, or I run 10K!!!

 

What is the Holy Ghost Learning Lab Appeal all about?

The Holy Ghost Library and ICT Suite occupy a large space to the rear of Holy Ghost School. Roofing and damp problems have led to the space now being in desperate need of repair. Funds will need to be raised to undertake this work. However, this does provide an opportunity for us to carefully consider this valuable space and how we can best use it.

 

Why not simply repair the existing space?

Times have changed and the space is no longer fit for purpose. The shelf space in our small library isn’t adequate for the many books we have acquired. And although once state-of-the-art, our ICT suite with its fixed desktop computers has become redundant  due to advances in technology. All this has led to this large area of the school being little-used by staff and pupils. Space is a precious commodity at Holy Ghost, so it seems an ideal opportunity to transform this large, dark, under-used area into a bright, flexible and practical learning space encompassing our library.

An opportunity to make Holy Ghost School an even better environment for learning.

A better library: Airy and accessible, our new library will be available to children throughout the day.

A better, flexible space for learning: clever design means that we can keep the space flexible and easy to adapt for different uses.

Better provision: Our school hall is constantly in use and there are times when our provision is limited by the availability of space. The new space could accommodate up to 60 people for presentations or activities, opening up more opportunities for our pupils.

Better equipped for the future: Today, we have laptops and I-pads, tomorrow, who knows? By keeping the space open and flexible, we’ll ensure its value in the years to come.

 

 Why won’t Government funding pay for this?

 Being a small one form school, our government funding is the lowest of any primary school in Wandsworth. Additionally, funding for projects of this sort has been drastically cut (in our case, the budget has dropped from £30k to £6k). Simply put, current government funding is not sufficient to keep our facilities up to date and competitive with other schools in the Borough.

What are we doing about it?
£125,000 is needed to do all this work. Everyone in the school has been donating lots of money to help hit the target and we have already raised more than half ourselves. Now we need others to help so we are planning to run all the way to Paris! Well sort of. As a school we will be running a total of 450km around Clapham Common on 7 July 2013. Children, parents & teachers are all doing their bit to help achieve this distance and finding sponsors to support us on our way. We won’t stop until we have run as far as Paris!

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