Croydon High Celebrates Major Investment
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arlier in the year, Croydon High announced that the school was to receive significant financial investment to enable us to carry out major refurbishment projects in both the junior and senior schools.The funding of around £1.5 million pounds is coming from the Girls’ Day School Trust, the UK’s leading network of independent girls’ schools, to which Croydon High belongs. Founded in 1874, the GDST has always been at the forefront of educational provision for girls and as a charity, reinvests all income into its schools for the benefit of pupils. Refurbishment of the juniors began during the summer holidays and when complete will include new classrooms, a dedicated Music and Drama suite and a fabulous new Learning Resource Centre. Part of the plan for this particular area is the installation of a 4D room – a really exciting development for the school. The highly innovative idea will use remarkable technology to create an immersive learning space, encouraging creative thinking through light, sound, projection and space. This initiative is in addition to another recently completed major building project in the junior school, their outstanding new outside play area, which the junior girls helped to plan and
design themselves. This playground was formally opened by the Mayor of Croydon on the 8th March and is proving to be a big hit with all of the girls. The senior school is also benefitting from significant financial investment. At the start of the autumn term, the brand new senior Learning Resource Centre opened its doors. This is a wonderful space, with bright contemporary décor and fittings, perfect for research, reading and private study. It also enjoys beautiful views over our grounds. The Music Room has also been completely redecorated and updated and there have been other hidden improvements all around the school, making it brighter, warmer and safer - altogether a fantastic working environment for both girls and staff.