Dental Health

June will be Dental health month at Londua Technical College. There will be a dentist at Londua for 1 week doing some minor teeth cleaning and checkups. Londua will also be running classes on dental hygiene for all students. This will be another first for Londua as it strives to supply the best quality education and training for it's students.

April upgrades

Londua now has 10 laptop computers for both students and staff. There is material written for integration of the computers into the English, Math and Science classes. This is another step towards Londua Technical College becoming the best Rural Training Centre in Vanuatu. There are 3 large gardens under way at Londua and the first fruits should be harvested in September. 2 brand new lawn mowers have been donated by last years Tasmanian support team. There is a building program to get the dinning hall and kitchen rebuilt for next year, the concrete tanks sealed and roofed, 2 bush houses for staff and the possibility of 2 water bores to secure the year round supply of water.

New start for a new year

The new principal with his wife has moved in to the Londua principals house, job descriptions and responsibilities have been assigned to all teachers and staff and the students are still arriving. The numbers are not as high as we had hoped although well up on last years numbers. Our aim is to raise the level of technical teaching at Londua including the basic academic subjects and to achieve this in a stimulating Christian environment. There are plans in progress for 2 new bush staff houses this year with the help of East and North Ambae and West Ambae communities. The water storage capacity will be increased over the next few months and the kitchen and cooking area is to be upgraded. The funding for the new toilet and wash rooms is coming shortly and we have the local community support to assist the students with construction. The photocopier stopped working which made the teachers preparation difficult but with the help of the internet we have reset the drum clock and it is working again. New gardens are being planted to supplement the student rations. Thank you to all who have assisted in the life of Londua Technical College and to those who have recently given support and assistance in Londua’s development into a full technical college.

Building Plans for 2009

Build 3 new toilets and 3 wash rooms for the girls and 3 new toilets and wash rooms for the boys. Build a new kitchen and bakery facility to raise the level of health and hygene, to keep the rain out and feed 190 people. Construct concrete lids for all water tanks. Build a new staff house. Renovate one class room and small staff accomodation building.

The new start, 2009

Applications are in and we have 191 to date. There are a few places still available for some coming in late. For those that have sent in their application please contact the College on 38853 or 38863 or the Conference office in Santo to confirm your arrival. The staff have been selected and the teaching year is about to begin. College officially begins on the 26th of January.