{"id":14163,"date":"2022-09-09T16:16:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T16:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/la-retraite-school-gets-new-fencing-made-of-recycled-materials"},"modified":"2022-09-09T17:29:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T17:29:08","slug":"la-retraite-school-gets-new-fencing-made-of-recycled-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/la-retraite-school-gets-new-fencing-made-of-recycled-materials","title":{"rendered":"La Retraite school gets new fencing made of recycled materials"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span>La Retraite primary school has now a brand-new fencing made out of recycled materials only, separating the creche area with the road leading to the administration block and other classes.<\/b><\/p>\n

The fence is 30 metres long and is made out of old ropes and worn out motor cycle tyres only.<\/p>\n

This was a long overdue project thought by the school and the school council, Arts teacher Terrence Belle explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started looking for pallets to make a fence and the playing area for the creche was always a concern. Vehicles use this road daily and we wanted to prevent any accident. After being contacted, Mervin Mathieu came forward to help us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe school also talked to the district administrator who directed us towards Mr Mathieu who is a gifted artist in the field of recycling materials.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking to our newspaper, Mr Mathieu shared that one day he received a call from the school asking him to help with the project. At the beginning he refused; but his heart melted when he learned that there are some children living with autism at the school and without a barrier this might be a danger to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cArts is my passion. Even on the national level, I always participate in some projects and even win. When I accepted the project, I had to have an open mind as we wanted to have a completely eco-friendly barrier. I started looking for old, used scooter tyres, old ropes with the boat owners. Being very active in my district also, I asked some of the youth to come help me with the project. This is the only expense I made in this project.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mervin Mathieu is a member of the community who is promoting sustainable development using eco friendly resources. He is passionate about such projects and has willingly sponsored the eco-friendly barrier at the La Retraite primary school. The project was done in five days during the school holidays.<\/p>\n

Mr Belle also helped in adding some colours on the tyres to make the barrier more appealing to the children.<\/p>\n

Now seeing how beautifully the fence has turned out, Mr Mathieu is inviting other organisations or schools to think of recycling materials rather than throwing them in the garbage.<\/p>\n\r\n