Peniel pupils enjoy new school
Pupils at Peniel, just outside Carmarthen, are enjoying a brand new £3.6million school which opened its doors this term.
The state of the art building has been provided through the county council’s Modernising Education Provision (MEP) programme.
Local county councillor and school governor Cllr Pam Palmer said: “Everyone is really pleased with the new building, it is a first class facility which the children and the staff of Peniel deserve.
“It is very exciting for all concerned with the school, this will give the children more opportunities to fulfil their potential and provide the right kind of learning environment.
“We are very grateful to the MEP programme which has provided this excellent new school for Peniel.”
The school, built on the site of the previous one, caters for 120 pupils and also houses a new community facility.
Peniel Community Association has a community room and kitchen attached to the school which it runs.
A number of eco-friendly features are included in the building such as harvesting rainwater on the roof to flush toilets.
The single-storey Y shaped building has the infant teaching block to one side and the junior teaching block to the other, with the school entrance, management facilities, ICT, SEN therapy and group room, and multi-purpose hall at the centre.
Carmarthenshire’s education executive board member Cllr Gwynne Wooldridge said: “We want to provide the best for children in Carmarthenshire and this latest new school demonstrates our commitment, and our success through the Modernising Education Provision programme.
“Every child in Carmarthenshire should have this kind of facility, we are already making great strides with a number of new schools built and improvements made.
“Hundreds more children can look forward to enjoying the same high quality provision in the next year or so, and the programme will continue beyond that until every child in the county has access to the first class facilities they now enjoy at Peniel and so many other schools.”
The state of the art building has been provided through the county council’s Modernising Education Provision (MEP) programme.
Local county councillor and school governor Cllr Pam Palmer said: “Everyone is really pleased with the new building, it is a first class facility which the children and the staff of Peniel deserve.
“It is very exciting for all concerned with the school, this will give the children more opportunities to fulfil their potential and provide the right kind of learning environment.
“We are very grateful to the MEP programme which has provided this excellent new school for Peniel.”
The school, built on the site of the previous one, caters for 120 pupils and also houses a new community facility.
Peniel Community Association has a community room and kitchen attached to the school which it runs.
A number of eco-friendly features are included in the building such as harvesting rainwater on the roof to flush toilets.
The single-storey Y shaped building has the infant teaching block to one side and the junior teaching block to the other, with the school entrance, management facilities, ICT, SEN therapy and group room, and multi-purpose hall at the centre.
Carmarthenshire’s education executive board member Cllr Gwynne Wooldridge said: “We want to provide the best for children in Carmarthenshire and this latest new school demonstrates our commitment, and our success through the Modernising Education Provision programme.
“Every child in Carmarthenshire should have this kind of facility, we are already making great strides with a number of new schools built and improvements made.
“Hundreds more children can look forward to enjoying the same high quality provision in the next year or so, and the programme will continue beyond that until every child in the county has access to the first class facilities they now enjoy at Peniel and so many other schools.”
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