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In May of 2016, PSI will begin an exciting new building project on the current campus and a wonderful new chapter will begin for the school.
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THE PROJECT PERIOD AND PROGRAMME CHANGES The building site will be heavily fenced and inaccessible to students to maintain a high level of campus safety throughout the project.
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NEW FACILITIES AT PSI The aim of the Phase 2 Building Project is to provide PSI students with world class, international school facilities, new learning experiences and additional educational opportunities.
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1. Entrance gate 2. Building site gate 3. Utilities Road Entrance 4. Constuction site fence
5. Temporary pitch roof / cover 6. Footbal and athletics track 7. Community playground
THE PHASE 2 BUILDING PROJECT NEW FACILITIES
THE NEW FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE:
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6,500 square metres of space across five floors EC - Early Childhood for three and four year olds Science - Physics, Chemistry and Biology laboratories The Arts - Music, Drama, Visual Arts rooms Cafeteria / On Site Kitchen - Seating up to 250 people Auditorium - Seating up to 250 people for events Gym - A large double gym of 500 square metres Swimming Pool - A 25 metre, heated swimming pool Additional classrooms, offices and meeting rooms New Playgrounds - Primary and Secondary School Campus Beautification - Across all areas of the site
THE PHASE 2 BUILDING PROJECT TIMELINES A fifteen month construction timeline exists: November 2015: Design plans are finalised
February 2016: Project tenders are opened
March 2016: A building contractor is selected. The PSI Board gives final approval
April 2016: The ECU moves into the Primary building
THE PROJECT PERIOD AND PROGRAMME CHANGES In May of 2016, PSI will begin an exciting new building project on the current campus and a wonderful new chapter will begin for the school.
ROOM / LOCATION CHANGES; — The Early Childhood Unit will be located on the ground floor of the Primary School building. — Kindergarten and Grade 2 will change locations inside the Primary School building. — External Secondary School English classrooms will move into the Secondary School building. — Creative planning sees additional off campus PE units to include swimming, cross country and orienteering.
May 2016: The building site and project begins
June 2016: Portable buildings and gym are removed
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PLAY / OUTDOOR AREAS: It is anticipated that the football pitch will be covered and used all year round by the students. A lease has been signed to use a new football field with the adjoining national school beside PSI. A new playground will be established across the road from the school for supervised play breaks. Students will play on the football pitch and in the Primary and Secondary School courtyard with break times ‘staggered’ to control safety issues.
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SPECIAL PROGRAMMES AND EVENTS: Our ECA and Saturday Sports programmes will include the use of off campus sporting venues in close proximity to the school. Several of our larger events will take place at off-campus venues to ensure safety and comfort for all involved.
The PSI Board and administration will be working very closely with the selected building contractor on all health and safety planning. A full-time project management team representing PSI will be on campus daily to monitor every aspect of the project and safety. International building standards and safety will be implemented and the PSI security staff will also ensure a very secure school campus. The building site will be heavily fenced, gated, securely locked and in safe distance from student learning and play areas.
August 2017: The Phase 2 project is completed The 2017 / 2018 school year begins
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HEALTH AND SAFETY PLANNING: Set times will be established for trucks and materials being moved onto and off of the school campus. Set times for school buses to arrive and to depart campus will remain. The management team will perform daily fence, safety and security inspections. Strategies to manage any pollution and ‘dust’ on campus will be employed. This includes a large (noise absorbing) fence. Heavy construction ‘noise’ will be carefully planned, timetabled and announced ahead to limit disruptions to classrooms. Additionally, the fence mentioned above is a strong measure to limit ‘noise’ issues. It is anticipated that street access and off campus parking will not be interrupted by the building project for both the school community and local residents.