Old School Class Helps Students Get Better Seats.
A group of former students from Gambia Senior Secondary School gave 250 new desks and chairs to help today's students learn better. These gifts came from people who left the school in 1980.
Joe Oremi Cole, a lawyer, led the gift-giving event on Thursday. Cole said his class wanted to thank the school for their good start in life. The school taught many successful people, including doctors and even a government minister, he said.
The old students raised 540,000 dalasis from their own pockets to buy the furniture. They hope current students will remember to help the school when they finish.
School head Momodou Baba Jallow said the new desks will help solve a big problem. Many classes had students sitting close together. The new seats will give them more space to learn.
Karamo Bojang runs the school board. He praised the 1980 class for their help. The school has many successful former students who come back to help, he said. They even paid for the best computer lab in the country.
Bojang wants current students to stay in touch after they leave. This helps them work together to make the school better later. The board plans to bring more former students into school leadership to make the school great again.
The 1980 class showed how former students can make school better for the next group. Their gift proves small acts can make big changes in young lives.
A group of former students from Gambia Senior Secondary School gave 250 new desks and chairs to help today's students learn better. These gifts came from people who left the school in 1980.
Joe Oremi Cole, a lawyer, led the gift-giving event on Thursday. Cole said his class wanted to thank the school for their good start in life. The school taught many successful people, including doctors and even a government minister, he said.
The old students raised 540,000 dalasis from their own pockets to buy the furniture. They hope current students will remember to help the school when they finish.
School head Momodou Baba Jallow said the new desks will help solve a big problem. Many classes had students sitting close together. The new seats will give them more space to learn.
Karamo Bojang runs the school board. He praised the 1980 class for their help. The school has many successful former students who come back to help, he said. They even paid for the best computer lab in the country.
Bojang wants current students to stay in touch after they leave. This helps them work together to make the school better later. The board plans to bring more former students into school leadership to make the school great again.
The 1980 class showed how former students can make school better for the next group. Their gift proves small acts can make big changes in young lives.
