SHS appeals for library material donations

In the past few months Sandringham High School (SHS) has set efforts to revamp the school in motion. Not only is the school focusing on revamping their sports and culture side, but recent focus is on their reading aspect. This revamp is set to take place through the upliftment of the school’s media centre.

Head of department for English at the school Greta Nangammbi said the Department of Education identified the school as one that requires a library upgrade.

“The government has initiated this process, but we still need a lot of assistance so that the library can shine again. So they have been in communication with us on how to refurbish the library. It has fallen to such ruins that it needs a lot of upgrades. The books need to be upgraded, and the space itself,” Nangammbi explained.

She added that they need learner-friendly books, to repair the sitting space, equipment like a scanner, computers, photocopier for the learners to photocopy for their projects, and current affairs like newspapers, magazines and they would like for learners to go outside in the garden. She added that all was not lost as they still have some shelves and a librarian desk.

Rugby sports coordinator Paul Farrow added that reading is also an important aspect of the school just like sports and culture, therefore the media centre needs to be focused on.

“Nowadays with phones and tablets, children have lost touch with reading books. So, we are looking for donations of books from the community, donations of furniture for inside the media centre as well as garden furniture where the children can come and enjoy peacefully.”

Sandringham High School principal Anand Brijnath said it will be a long and costly journey to fulfil the project. “Books are seriously expensive, but we also want to incorporate technology into reading. We want to make this a learning hub so that it is a reading and learning environment altogether. Learners can come here when they’re free or after school instead of being on the streets waiting for parents.”

He added that through the department’s supervision, old books were cleared off the shelves and the school has had to replenish with new and current ones.

National sales manager at Bellamy and Hough, Ken Hough said he was in the process of initiating a reading programme called Programmed English Reading and Language System (Perls) since the school has been a client for years.

Details: Follow the Sandringham High School Facebook page for updates or call 011 640 3047.

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