After less than a year of construction, on April 6, 2011, the first children from Jindai Township were able to attend the new safe and sustainable school. It was an exciting time for the kids, teachers and parents.

The school is on target to welcome its first students in early April…with lots of details to be completed. Much excitement and hard work before the team can officially open the doors!

Wetlands Garden in Front of Teaching Building #1

Skytrack Progress

Basketball Courts Ready

Computer Room Finished

Community Center Entrance

Bamboo Shades in Place

Classroom

Flexible Space

Construction is on schedule for school opening by May 12, 2011.

Teaching Building Looking North

Rooftop Vegetable Garden

Interior Classroom Ceiling Finishing

Teaching Buildings from Track

Stone from Old School on Community Center

Constructed Wetlands for Water Harvesting

Finishing construction begins on the teaching buildings while the community center is started.

Bamboo Finish on Corridor

Light Panels Finished

Sheltered Walkway

Running Track Surfacing

Community Center

Landscaping

The initial third party and government inspections of the concrete work on the basement and upper floors are completed.

Construction materials, equipment and team on site and active build-out underway.

Construction team arrives on site and launches construction phase.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on June 12, 2010 to launch the construction of the New Jindai Elementary School in Liangping County in rural Chongqing. Students, families, community members gathered side by side with project sponsors and partners to celebrate this important milestone.

At the request of the local government, an expert panel assembles in Liangping County to review the New Jindai School Conceptual Design. Professor Lou Yongqi leads a site tour and makes a formal presentation to the local government and the expert panel. The expert panelists and Liangping County Governor Dai approve of the design in principle and provide feedback and recommendations to Professor Lou and his design team.

The expert panel included:
Mr. YE Yaoxian – Former President, China National Architectural Design Institute
Mr. WANG Xiaogong – Chief Architect, Beijing Architectural Design Institute
Mr. LIU Yulong – Deputy Chief Architect, Tsinghua Univ. Architectural Design Institute
Mr. DUAN Lian – Professor, Chongqing University School of Architecture
Mr. GAO Jinliang – Chief Planner, Chongqing Design Institute, China Coal International Engineering Group.

Day 3 of the design workshop focuses on master planning and conceptual design.