Therma South donates additional classrooms to benefit Inawayan Pupils

March 11, 2016

Therma South donates additional classrooms to benefit Inawayan Pupils
About a hundred students in Inawayan Elementary School in Sta. Cruz town no longer have to attend classes in makeshift classrooms, thanks to the one-storey two-classroom building donated recently by AboitizPower subsidiary Therma South, Inc. and Aboitiz Foundation, in partnership with the local government and the Department of Education.The two classrooms are each equipped with 50 armchairs, a teacher’s table, two electric fans, comfort rooms and full-sized blackboards.“Hindi na ako maalikabukan at matutumbahan ng blackboard. Masisigurado ko na po na ako’y makakapag-aral ng mabuti at makakamit ko na ang aking pangarap. Daghan kaayong salamat, TSI,” 4th grader John Kirby Cedeno said during the ceremonial turnover of the classrooms last February 23.A handwashing facility, and an auxiliary classroom was also donated by Therma South’s contractor, Cherr Straw Construction and Supply.From 2012 up to the present, Inawayan Elementary School received one AGAPP Silid Pangarap building and 350 armchairs from AboitizPower and Aboitiz Foundation. AboitizPower also implemented classroom rewiring and enhancement projects in the school, which has a student population of 1,266.“I have always said this, AboitizPower is the best thing that happened in Sta. Cruz,” Sta. Cruz Mayor Joel Ray L. Lopez said in his speech during the ceremonial turnover.Aside from improving the quality of the pupils’ learning environment, Therma South has also been providing assistance for the capability building of the faculty and staff of Inawayan Elementary School, like the teacher’s training for K-12 tech-voc courses. Therma South has also committed to support the teachers' training for K-12 Tech-Voc courses for five years.  ###