Today Boris came to Elm Park to open our new primary school. Constructed on the site of the old Ayloff Primary School, the new building assimilates both its predecessor and nearby Dunningford School where roles were - unusually for London - falling.
The new design is revolutionary, with two floors and plenty of open spaces for meetings and assemblies. Joint planning with the pupils led to toilets off individual classrooms, a bright and open school canteen, and plenty of technology, meaning that some children told the mayor that they no longer had to use handwriting - a development that Boris described as 'frightening'.
Consultation with pupils was even instrumental in the choice of purple for the school uniform.
Boris joined council leader Michael White and headteacher Mrs Knox, to address pupils and parents, from one of the wide steps that are used for assemblies. They went on to unveil a plaque and plant a tree at the school entrance.
Leaving the school, Boris visited the new Elm Park Library, where he admired the environmentally friendly green roof and spoke to local users. We then visited the town centre, taking the temperature of small businesses, before returning to town on the District Line.
The sun shone and this was a great opportunity to showcase the council's investment in Elm Park.
4 comments:
your photos are improving: like the one on the stairs. Boris not as exciting as roundabouts and subways, of course.
One struggles by with the available material...
Good news, and fantastic that Boris was able to open it.
Less happily, I think you mean "rolls" not "roles" in your opening sentence... I'd have ducked it and said "pupil numbers"...
Great to hear from you David - I bet you wish you were still a councillor for Elm Park when you see all this great investment being made!
Hope you and your family are well, we must catch up soon.
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