Our Vision for the Educational Resource Centre

Phase One: Building a public lending library and Educational Resource Centre comprising:

  • A large storage room where sets of textbooks for loan to local schools can be stored on shelving

  • The main library area housing the shelves of books

  • Two large, quiet reading rooms with reference book shelving

  • A computer room with at least 24 workstations

  • An open reception/administration area to register and sign into the library and check out books

  • A cloakroom where bags and other items belonging to library users would be checked in, located near the reception area before passing through to the library area

  • A small office for the librarian

  • A photocopying room

  • At least three toilets (male, female and disabled) adjacent to the library

 

Phase Two:  Building a classroom block

  • 5 large classrooms

  • 3 science laboratories with adjacent lab technician’s secure storage room for chemicals and equipment

  • 1 IT suite with 30 workstations

  • Boys’ and girls’ separate toilet facilities

 

Phase Three: Building a multiple-use hall

  • A large hall that can be used for multiple purposes, e.g. sports, community events, lectures, training and as a prayer/ salat hall

  • Adjacent changing rooms (male and female) with toilet and wudu (ablution) facilities

  • A good-sized kitchen

  • An area adjacent to the hall where folding tables, chairs, prayer mats and sports equipment could be stored

 

The site would also have:

  • A playground/open area 

  • An area for parking at least 10 cars

  • A borehole for water

  • An electricity generator to supply all three buildings

  • Roofs fitted with solar panels to help power computers, lights and air conditioning

  • A caretaker/security post at the entrance to the site

View our plans here