{"id":490,"date":"2026-07-02T11:37:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T11:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sindola.be\/index.php\/the-school\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T23:20:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T23:20:51","slug":"the-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sindola.be\/index.php\/en\/the-school\/","title":{"rendered":"The School \u2014 Sindola"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n\/* ============================================================\n   SINDOLA \u2014 brand layer (overrides Avada \/ theme defaults)\n   ============================================================ *\/\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;0,700;1,400&family=Inter:wght@300;400;500;600;700&display=swap');\n\n:root {\n  --si-burgundy: #6B1F2E;\n  --si-burgundy-dark: #4E1622;\n  --si-sand: #E8DFC9;\n  --si-sand-light: #F5EFDF;\n  --si-forest: #2E4A34;\n  --si-charcoal: #2A2A2A;\n  --si-gold: #C9A24A;\n  --si-cream: #FBF8F1;\n}\n\n\/* ---- Hide Avada \/ theme chrome so our custom layout owns the viewport ---- *\/\n#wrapper > #header, .fusion-header-wrapper, .fusion-secondary-header,\n.fusion-page-title-bar, .fusion-footer, .fusion-footer-widget-area,\n.fusion-footer-copyright-area, #side-header, .fusion-sliders,\n.fusion-main-menu, .avada-header, header#masthead,\n.awb-menu, #main-nav { display: none !important; 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Around 200 children. Twenty teachers, one directorship, one promise.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"si-section si-section-cream\">\n  <div class=\"si-container\">\n    <div class=\"si-split\">\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"si-eyebrow\">Classrooms<\/div>\n        <h2>Five classrooms. Three more under construction.<\/h2>\n        <p>After COVID we moved from the countryside back to Serekunda \u2014 where the population is, where we reach more children. We teach in five classrooms today. Three new ones open in September 2026.<\/p>\n        <p>We follow the Gambian primary curriculum, in English. Classrooms are around 30 children each \u2014 small enough that every child gets seen.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"si-split-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"si-section\">\n  <div class=\"si-container\">\n    <div class=\"si-split\">\n      <div class=\"si-split-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"si-eyebrow\">Facilities<\/div>\n        <h2>Basic. Honest.<\/h2>\n        <ul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;font-size:1.05rem;line-height:1.9;\">\n          <li>\u00b7 Water, electricity and toilets \u2014 all in place<\/li>\n          <li>\u00b7 Two laptops on site (no computer room yet)<\/li>\n          <li>\u00b7 A small playground \u2014 land in Serekunda is expensive<\/li>\n          <li>\u00b7 No kitchen \u2014 local mothers bring hot lunches<\/li>\n          <li>\u00b7 No library yet \u2014 books are limited but present<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"si-section si-section-sand\">\n  <div class=\"si-container\">\n    <div style=\"text-align:center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n      <div class=\"si-eyebrow\">The students<\/div>\n      <h2>Around 200 children, ages 6 to 14.<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"si-lead\" style=\"max-width:640px; margin: 0 auto;\">80% pay school fees. 20% attend for free because their parents can&#8217;t afford it. We cover the cost for that 20%. School runs 8:30 to 13:00.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"si-gallery\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/10-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sindola.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-6-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"text-align:center; margin-top: 32px;\">\n      <a href=\"\/index.php\/en\/impact\/\" class=\"si-btn\">See our impact<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"si-section si-section-forest\">\n  <div class=\"si-container-narrow\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n    <div class=\"si-eyebrow\" style=\"color: var(--si-gold);\">Future<\/div>\n    <h2 style=\"color:#FFF;\">What&#8217;s next.<\/h2>\n    <p style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.85); max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto 24px;\">Five years: all classrooms finished, a computer room, and Saturday trades \u2014 carpentry, plumbing, masonry. Ten years: kindergarten through secondary. Long-term dream: kids who go from Sindola to university.<\/p>\n    <a href=\"\/index.php\/en\/donate\/\" class=\"si-btn si-btn-gold\">Help us build it<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/main>\n\n<footer class=\"si-footer\">\n  <div class=\"si-footer-grid\">\n    <div>\n      <a href=\"\/index.php\/en\/\" class=\"si-logo\">Sindola<\/a>\n      <p>Sindola means <em>home<\/em> in Mandinka. It&#8217;s what we&#8217;ve been building in Serekunda since 2005 \u2014 a school and a second home for around 200 children.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"si-footer-social\">\n        <a href=\"mailto:guy.borrey@gmail.com\" aria-label=\"Email\">\n          <svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M4 4h16c1.1 0 2 .9 2 2v12c0 1.1-.9 2-2 2H4c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2V6c0-1.1.9-2 2-2z\"\/><polyline points=\"22,6 12,13 2,6\"\/><\/svg>\n        <\/a>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\" aria-label=\"Facebook\" target=\"_blank\">\n          <svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M18 2h-3a5 5 0 0 0-5 5v3H7v4h3v8h4v-8h3l1-4h-4V7a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h3z\"\/><\/svg>\n        <\/a>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\" aria-label=\"Instagram\" target=\"_blank\">\n          <svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><rect x=\"2\" y=\"2\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" rx=\"5\"\/><path d=\"M16 11.37A4 4 0 1 1 12.63 8 4 4 0 0 1 16 11.37z\"\/><line x1=\"17.5\" y1=\"6.5\" x2=\"17.51\" y2=\"6.5\"\/><\/svg>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div>\n      <h4>The Project<\/h4>\n      <ul>\n        <li><a href=\"\/index.php\/en\/our-journey\/\">Our Journey<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/index.php\/en\/the-school\/\">The School<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/index.php\/en\/impact\/\">Impact<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/index.php\/en\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n    <div>\n      <h4>Support Us<\/h4>\n      <ul>\n        <li><a href=\"\/index.php\/en\/donate\/\">Donate<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/index.php\/en\/get-involved\/\">Sponsor a child<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/index.php\/en\/get-involved\/#volunteer\">Volunteer<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/index.php\/en\/get-involved\/#corporate\">Corporate<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n    <div>\n      <h4>Contact<\/h4>\n      <ul>\n        <li><a href=\"mailto:guy.borrey@gmail.com\">guy.borrey@gmail.com<\/a><\/li>\n        <li>Sindola vzw<\/li>\n        <li>Belgium \u00b7 The Gambia<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"si-footer-bottom\">\n    <div>\u00a9 2026 Sindola vzw \u00b7 All rights reserved<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/footer>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sindola Lower Basic School Home Our Journey The School Impact  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":515,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-490","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sindola.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sindola.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sindola.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sindola.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sindola.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=490"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sindola.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":820,"href":"https:\/\/sindola.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/490\/revisions\/820"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sindola.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sindola.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}