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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><SPAN class=TopStory>Cornwall College helps Canterbury basic school</SPAN>
<SPAN class=Subheadline></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>MARK CUMMINGS, Observer West reporter
Thursday, September 14, 2006
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<P class=StoryText align=justify>CANTERBURY, St James<P class=StoryText align=justify>Jennifer Heaven, the newly appointed principal of the Redemption Chapel Basic School in the inner-city community of Canterbury, says despite the "reasonable" school fees being charged, most of the parents are unable to come up with the tuition.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"The fee is $1,000 per term, but most of the parents still cannot afford to pay it, but we just have to try and help," she told the Observer West, shortly after the presentation of much-needed school supplies by the Cornwall College's Old Boys Association on Tuesday.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The presentation by the old boys formed part of this week's activities to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the institution.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Heaven said many of the students are without books, while in some cases parents cannot provide their children with lunch.
In addition, Heaven said the more than 20-year-old institution, which presently has 32 students on roll, is badly in need of teaching aids.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"As a result of this, we constantly have to be looking for sponsors to help us out," said the school's principal.<P class=StoryText align=justify>President of the St James Chapter of the old boys association, Gerry Chambers, said the group would continue to assist the school in a bid to foster a better relationship with the community of Canterbury, which adjoins the Cornwall College campus.<P class=StoryText align=justify>On Tuesday, the association also presented a bursary to Andre Cleghorn, a Grade 10 student at Cornwall College, who resides in Canterbury. The bursary, the association said, will cover tuition and books for the remainder of Cleghorn's schooling at the institution.
<SPAN class=Subheadline></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>MARK CUMMINGS, Observer West reporter
Thursday, September 14, 2006
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<P class=StoryText align=justify>CANTERBURY, St James<P class=StoryText align=justify>Jennifer Heaven, the newly appointed principal of the Redemption Chapel Basic School in the inner-city community of Canterbury, says despite the "reasonable" school fees being charged, most of the parents are unable to come up with the tuition.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"The fee is $1,000 per term, but most of the parents still cannot afford to pay it, but we just have to try and help," she told the Observer West, shortly after the presentation of much-needed school supplies by the Cornwall College's Old Boys Association on Tuesday.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The presentation by the old boys formed part of this week's activities to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the institution.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Heaven said many of the students are without books, while in some cases parents cannot provide their children with lunch.
In addition, Heaven said the more than 20-year-old institution, which presently has 32 students on roll, is badly in need of teaching aids.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"As a result of this, we constantly have to be looking for sponsors to help us out," said the school's principal.<P class=StoryText align=justify>President of the St James Chapter of the old boys association, Gerry Chambers, said the group would continue to assist the school in a bid to foster a better relationship with the community of Canterbury, which adjoins the Cornwall College campus.<P class=StoryText align=justify>On Tuesday, the association also presented a bursary to Andre Cleghorn, a Grade 10 student at Cornwall College, who resides in Canterbury. The bursary, the association said, will cover tuition and books for the remainder of Cleghorn's schooling at the institution.
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