Panamanian students receive computers gift
Panama’s British School – La Escuela Gran Bretana – has received five new computers courtesy of INS and PNTL, together with an upgrade of 26 older machines and a year of internet service.
Alastair Brown, INS Operations Director, said: “When we previously visited the school, we were able to visit two classes. The pupils are keen to learn and see education as the way to develop their potential. The Principal identified the computer lab and need for internet access as their top priorities. Most of the computers were in fact so old and under specified that they could not run the language software the teachers wanted to use.”
Alastair visited the school to formally hand over the new equipment recently, just prior to the Pacific Sandpiper’s transit through Panama on its way to Japan with the first shipment of vitrified high level waste (HLW) from Sellafield.
Alastair said: “The five new computers had been delivered and Amelis de Centella, Deputy Principal confirmed that they are delighted with them. This gift from INS and PNTL will make a big difference to the school once term begins again. I am sure the pupils will put the computers to very good use.”
