Redeemer Record, July 2012 - Redeemer Lutheran College

4 | COLLEGE neWS | REDEEMER RECORDJunior School Development: JG BlockThe next stage of the Junior School, currently under construction,is known as ‘JG Block’. JG Block will be a two storey classroombuilding with three classrooms on each level. Each classroomwill have a wet area / break-out work area adjacent to themain classroom space, and each room will also be expandablewith some rooms having the capacity to expand into the upperverandah space. This flexibility of usage will provide teachers witha relatively wide range of pedagogical choices in the delivery oftheir lessons. In keeping with present practice the classrooms willbe IT rich with interactive white boards and wireless connectivity,and in keeping with Redeemer College Council policy, as a newbuilding all rooms will be air-conditioned thus retaining theexisting fact that all classrooms from Prep to Year 8 are airconditioned.Attached to the Eastern end (Rochedale Road side)of JG Block will be a new purpose built Junior School toilet block.Between JG Block and the MPC a new Junior School Playground willalso be constructed. The playground will be developed in two stages.Stage one (approximately two thirds of the total playgroundspace) will be constructed within the same time frame as JGBlock, with the goal of making this available to students whenoccupancy of JG Block is available in the second half of 2012.The remaining playground space to be developed is the existingplayground immediately adjacent to the MPC. This will beredeveloped this calendar year. The completion of JG Block andthe new playground will see all of the modular buildings behindthe new Junior School Office removed.InvitationParents and friends of Redeemer Lutheran College are invited toattend the Official Opening and Dedication of JG Block, to beheld on Thursday 20 September commencing at 11.15am.Please RSVP to mail@redeemer.com.au or phone 3340 8888by Monday 17 September 2012.