An update!

It's been quite long since anything was updated on this site, but silently a lot of water has passed under the bridge!! For one, the major decision to start only with LKG and grade I was taken almost two weeks ago. Last week all the applicants to the other classes were informed of this decision. It was taken in well by all the parents and they understood the rationale behind going slow than herding children. The main reason for this change of plans being: we do not intend to use children as guinea pigs! By the end of this month the appointment of teachers would be through and so will the finalisation of the registration week. The content for the prospectus is ready and would be in the press in another two weeks.

The building work is steadily progressing. Here are a couple of photos of the construction site which has the foundation already laid. Soon the ground floor pillars would be up.
That's the main entrance to the school... with the gate already in place!

This view gives one the idea of the school from the front and the projecting foundation (just behind the pile of pebbles) is the stage.


Towards the left of building the height is 5 feet above the ground level... that means the ground has to be filled in so much towards the gate side!





A snapshot from the stage of the right side of the up coming building... giving a perspective is the dome of the Shrine on the left of the photo and on the right is the Sisters convent.



This photo gives the real height difference between the two ends of the building.

The one in the middle is Mr Laxman, the supervisor.



A picture of a building which is fast coming up behind our compound and is already towering above the school building.

Cement work starts

The cement work of the building construction began yesterday in full vigour.  The pits were first filled with a thick layer of sand and yesterday they began to put the first layer of thick concrete on it.  The metal frames for the basement are ready and would be most probably put in place on Monday.  The work is moving pretty fast and the whole structure should be up (the basic structure, I mean) by June 2010.  The furnishing and touching up will take another two months.  By August 2010 the building should be more or less ready to be used as a full-fledged school. 

Some photos...

The ground scene as of this evening...

The trees have all been cleared and piled up at the farther end of the compound

The ground in being leveled.

The water tank is refusing to be pulled down... that's a good 15 year old monument!

That's the rabbits and animal husbandry corner of the house... sans the roof! Mind you there are still 18 rabbits in those sheds (courtesy: Fr Chowaran).

That's Tirupathi, our gardener with Mr Antik, a Parishoner and Fr TV Thomas.

 That's the Shrine behind the coconut trees. On the right is the water tank and the Sisters convent!

Clearing the place

The real ground-clearing work for the school building commenced early this morning. Men with axes started with the teak trees. The JCB, arrived this afternoon and started uprooting the mango and guava trees. The first coconut tree from the far end of the compound was felled today. The work was overseen by Fr Thottityil Thomas.