LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

What:  Construction work for a new pre-school building will begin with a Groundbreaking Ceremony on February 23 in which forty-four pre-schoolers, dressed in hard hats, will perform songs at the site of their new school.

The initiative is part of an expansion of the St. James' Pre-school, previously housed in a neighboring facility.  The new building, due to open in September 2012, will be built on a 11,000 square foot parking lot, donated by St James' Church. It will comprise landscaped grounds, four classrooms, library, art activities room, teacher's lounge, multi-purpose room, Director's Office, and a capacity for 60 pre-school students.  It will be directly adjacent to the main St. James' Episcopal School, and the extra space will not only accommodate more pre-schoolers, but also a new Junior Kindergarten program.

Who:  Forty-four photogenic pre-schoolers; newly appointed head of school, Debbi David; Director of the pre-school, Katarina Matolek; Father Paul Kowalewski, Rector of St. James' Church; and members of the school and church community.

Photo and Video Opportunities:
9:00-9:15am: School bus arrives with preschool children wearing hardhats and construction vests.
9:20am:  Welcome by Debbi David, Father Paul blesses preschool site, performance by preschool children. 
9:40am:  Removal of a tarp to reveal of a painting of the pre-school on the asphalt.  

When:  Thursday, February 23, 2012.  9am to 10am.

Where:  Gramercy Place Building Site, 1/2 Block North of Wilshire, 1 block West of St. James School, which is at 625 S. St. Andrews Place, CA 90005.

 

 

 

SOURCE St. James’ School

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