THE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL BUILDING
AND HOW IT STARTED

A. Lody De Ridder, CEO (left) accompanied by Drs Agam Poernama, checking ground preparation 2004.  The work is done without  mechanical aids other than a pacul (vertical hand shovel)

The school in framing Stage 2005. 100% handmade using teak, ebony & ironwood on a concrete foundation; no nails with only wood panels

Fully Functioning School Inauguration – August 2006

Start of The School Project Finding Our Way In the Jungle By "OJEK"

 

Ready for a 1 hour journey "up the Hill" on hired motorcycles "ojek"
We expect the new road cut through the jungle by next year

Our first faculty of "seven" with Lily who started
this educational program ("Fourth from right")

Why we needed better facilities 

Mr. Lody, Lily Priscilla, Agam Poernama & Staff workers

Mr. Lody inspecting the present dormitory housing 10 people of the faculty & staff

The original school previously a military post of the army

The local children & our "new school" without shoes or uniform

The old wooden classroom  

Old wood and new uniforms

Preschoolers in a storage shed with a makeshift playground

 

THE START OF BUILDING THE SCHOOL
HOLDING 300 PLUS STUDENTS

Wood supply shack for curing & drying of special wood

Side walls made out of anti-termite brilian wood (harder than iron wood) will momentarily be erected on top of a concrete foundation

Gas operation generator producing enough 'kva' to pedrill the brilian wood for precise wood dowel insertion. Pressure fit is exercised using no glue but calculated wood pressure. Sarkies Galstaun is giving s the thumbs up sign for good work by our carpenter team

Assembly of all supports December '05

Hardwood floor board construction January '06

Completed school building inaugurated August 2006