The Minister of Education, Sports and Youth, Mr Prodromos Prodromou, visited today the Agios Antonios Primary School, where a presentation of the study of the redevelopment project of the Agios Antonios Primary School was made by the contractor company.
The Minister of Education in his statements to the media during the visit said: "It is with great pleasure that I am visiting the Agios Antonios Primary School. My pleasure is twofold because the School's redevelopment project is also progressing and we will have a three-dimensional presentation today.
This is a pioneering project that has been announced through an architectural competition. I want to congratulate again the successful applicants. Really this building that will be added to the historic St. Anthony's School, first of all it fits the character of this historic building, donated by Eugene and Antonia Theodotus, but it is also a model project. It is a modern, contemporary and functional building that will add space to accommodate more children, and we will be happy to have more children in this school, while additional common areas for recreation, catering and sports are created in the building.
As is known, a decision has been taken by the Council of Ministers to upgrade and strengthen the schools in the historic centre, for St. Anthony's and some other schools. The Agios Antonios Primary School has become an optional all-day school and other measures are being taken to strengthen it, including building infrastructure and to enable proper reception and integration of children with a migrant biography. We find that exemplary work is being done in this school with these children, who are becoming familiar, integrated and progressing normally in education.
The building presented today will add to the school, in addition to classrooms, a very beautiful multi-purpose room and dining and recreational areas for the children.
Of particular interest is that a complete and detailed survey and reconstruction of the building has been done using drones. This is a pioneering practice that could be adopted for other buildings and projects.
I believe that when completed it will be seen as a model building that can inspire us to have such buildings in other schools.
To thank the Principal, the teaching staff, as well as the rest of the school staff, because really in this school, always with the assistance of the inspectorate, exemplary work is being done."
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