A school is building new classrooms at its site in Epsom as well as helping a charity to build schools in Sierra Leone.
Kingswood House School, in West Hill, Epsom, opened its new junior school building this month and aims to finish building pre-prep and humanities classrooms by April.
The independent preparatory school has spent well over £1m on the classrooms, up-to-date equipment and furniture. It is now starting a fundraising drive to build a new sports hall and swimming pool.
Meanwhile one of the school’s charities for this year, the Lungi Sierra Leone Charity, is raising funds to build a primary school and a pre-school in Sierra Leone.
Kingswood House is donating books, chairs, tables and computer equipment to the charity.
Back in Epsom the new junior school building has six classrooms, the pre-prep building will have four classrooms and the humanities department will have two classrooms.
Headmaster Peter Brooks said: "It has been a fantastic project so far and the children have loved watching our huts being demolished and a brand new junior school taking pride of place.
"This development programme will ensure that all areas of the school can offer a first-class physical environment for learning and will give all our children the chance to develop further educationally, creatively and physically."
Chair of governors Rob Austen said: "We are delighted with the progress of our development and it is a very exciting time for us all.
"The new junior school is a perfect addition to the site and we are all looking forward to the next buildings being completed next year."
Besides the Lungi Sierra Leone Charity, Kingswood House is also supporting Good Shepherd Homes working in India, the Lunchbowl Network in Nairobi and MERU based in West Hill this year.
Lungi Sierra Leone Charity’s chairman, Melanie Evans: "The teachers and the children in Lungi think you are all wonderful for helping them so much. We can’t thank you enough for your support!"
Mr Brooks said: "Our pupils are really committed to help children and their families both in the UK and around the world. We have always supported a number of charities and we just hope we are helping to make a difference."
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