New electric, net-zero ready school coming to Charlottetown

Development on a brand new net-zero-ready college in Charlottetown, P.E.I., is formally underway.

The Sherwood Elementary College, which is able to serve college students from grade main by way of Grade 6, is about to develop into Prince Edward Island’s first absolutely electrical college.

The province says the development of the brand new college is a part of its dedication to decreasing greenhouse gasoline emissions whereas making certain instructional infrastructure is extra resilient sooner or later.

For Natalie Jameson, P.E.I.’s minister of training and lifelong studying, the development of a brand new college is extraordinarily thrilling.

“Pupil enrollment at Sherwood Elementary is climbing and the present constructing simply isn’t massive sufficient,” Jameson stated.

The brand new constructing is anticipated to succeed in a capability of 650 college students, whereas showcasing fashionable options and extra numerous studying areas, in addition to new know-how.

“The brand new college will present our college students, workers, and neighborhood members with a contemporary educating and studying setting,” stated director of the Public Faculties Department Norbert Carpenter.

“We eagerly await the day that we are able to open the doorways for college kids, workers, households and the neighborhood.”

Scheduled to open in the summertime of 2024, the brand new Sherwood Elementary College is being constructed on the identical web site as the prevailing college.

The province is reminding Islanders that your entire property, together with the playground, is a development web site and guests are usually not permitted.