Guernsey Supplementary Education Centre
LfL reconstructed one of our schools damaged in a major earthquake to create an earthquake-resistant Supplementary Education Centre featuring classrooms, a library, a community hall, and comprehensive facilities to serve as both an educational and community resource, ensuring long-term support and disaster preparedness.
In May 2017, with the support of the Guernsey Overseas Aid Committee, we began the construction of one new Supplementary Education Centre (SEC) to replace one of the ones that had been destroyed in the earthquake.
The new earthquake-resistant school building includes two classrooms, a library, a community hall and toilet facilities (male, female and disabled). The library is also a community resource centre, with educational materials that raise awareness on rights, health and hygiene. The hall is used for community events, training sessions and as an emergency shelter when necessary. The project has employed local construction workers that have adopted earthquake-resistant technologies, and the entire community has received education on disaster preparation. Now that the SEC has been rebuilt it will continue to serve as an education and community resource centre for many years to come. Based on our previous experience we estimate that each year around 70% of the students will go on to enrol in mainstream school, allowing new children to attend the SEC and extending the reach of this project.
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