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Week_1<\/h3>
April 4-10. Digging trenches for the foundation and erecting steel rebar for pillars.
Photos, videos, & comments from Clinton Caulker, SfS's Sierra Leonean partner in charge of the project.<\/small><\/font><\/div>","name":"Week_1","comment":"April 4-10. Digging trenches for the foundation and erecting steel rebar for pillars.
Photos, videos, & comments from Clinton Caulker, SfS's Sierra Leonean partner in charge of the project.<\/small><\/font>","dates":{"dateRange":{"0":-2082844800,"1":1744309693}},"fileDate":"2025-04-14T18:25:43.775Z","title":"Week_1"},{"path":"Week_2","counters":{"total":32,"images":12,"files":32,"videos":20},"thumb":{"path":"Week_2\/thumbs\/2025-04-11-11-59-01.jpg","width":274,"height":154},"thumbCaption":"

Week_2<\/h3>
April 11-17. Mixing cement, forming cement blocks, and working on the foundation.<\/div>","name":"Week_2","comment":"April 11-17. Mixing cement, forming cement blocks, and working on the foundation.","dates":{"dateRange":{"0":-2082844800,"1":1744824792}},"fileDate":"2025-04-17T16:34:42.443Z","title":"Week_2"},{"path":"Week_3","counters":{"total":32,"images":10,"files":32,"videos":22},"thumb":{"path":"Week_3\/thumbs\/2025-04-18-11-52-21.jpg","width":183,"height":274},"thumbCaption":"

Week_3<\/h3>
April 18-24. Completion of foundation and walls start going up. Community pitches in and dances.<\/div>","name":"Week_3","comment":"April 18-24. Completion of foundation and walls start going up. Community pitches in and dances.","dates":{"dateRange":{"0":-2082844800,"1":1745437520}},"fileDate":"2025-04-23T13:09:19.136Z","title":"Week_3"},{"path":"Week_4","counters":{"total":26,"images":10,"files":26,"videos":16},"thumb":{"path":"Week_4\/thumbs\/2025-04-26-10-54-33.jpg","width":183,"height":274},"thumbCaption":"

Week_4<\/h3>
April 25-May 1: The walls go up, the columns and pillars are concreted, lintels on windows and doors are constructed with iron rods and concrete, and reinforced tie beams are poured.<\/div>","name":"Week_4","comment":"April 25-May 1: The walls go up, the columns and pillars are concreted, lintels on windows and doors are constructed with iron rods and concrete, and reinforced tie beams are poured.","dates":{"dateRange":{"0":-2082844800,"1":1746030435}},"fileDate":"2025-05-01T11:24:21.883Z","title":"Week_4"},{"path":"Week_5","counters":{"total":19,"images":7,"files":19,"videos":12},"thumb":{"path":"Week_5\/thumbs\/2025-05-03-11-55-37.jpg","width":274,"height":154},"thumbCaption":"

Week_5<\/h3>
May 2-8: Arches are formed and concreted, gables built, and boards ripped for the roofing.<\/div>","name":"Week_5","comment":"May 2-8: Arches are formed and concreted, gables built, and boards ripped for the roofing.","dates":{"dateRange":{"0":-2082844800,"1":1746751801}},"fileDate":"2025-05-08T17:51:47.177Z","title":"Week_5"},{"path":"Week_6","counters":{"total":25,"images":8,"files":25,"videos":17},"thumb":{"path":"Week_6\/thumbs\/2025-05-13-11-20-45h.jpg","width":274,"height":154},"thumbCaption":"

Week_6<\/h3>
May 9-15: Work starts on the roof, fascia boards are added, and the roof is completed! Work starts on the ceilings.<\/div>","name":"Week_6","comment":"May 9-15: Work starts on the roof, fascia boards are added, and the roof is completed! Work starts on the ceilings.","dates":{"dateRange":{"0":-2082844800,"1":1747251534}},"fileDate":"2025-05-15T11:08:46.836Z","title":"Week_6"},{"path":"Week_7","counters":{"total":34,"images":10,"files":34,"videos":24},"thumb":{"path":"Week_7\/thumbs\/2025-05-17-11-16-40.jpg","width":274,"height":158},"thumbCaption":"

Week_7<\/h3>
May 16-22: Ceilings inside and over the veranda and walkway outside are installed, walls plastered, windows and doors installed, and skilled carpenters begin to make classroom furniture onsite.<\/div>","name":"Week_7","comment":"May 16-22: Ceilings inside and over the veranda and walkway outside are installed, walls plastered, windows and doors installed, and skilled carpenters begin to make classroom furniture onsite.","dates":{"dateRange":{"0":-2082844800,"1":1747946255}},"fileDate":"2025-05-23T14:43:14.228Z","title":"Week_7"},{"path":"Week_8","counters":{"total":32,"images":10,"files":32,"videos":22},"thumb":{"path":"Week_8\/thumbs\/2025-05-29-11-16-46.jpg","width":274,"height":154},"thumbCaption":"

Week_8<\/h3>
May 23-29: Windows & doors installed, walls plastered, reveals of windows\/doors\/pillars finished, floors screeded, coping & drainage around building put in, railings installed, and classroom furniture built.<\/div>","name":"Week_8","comment":"May 23-29: Windows & doors installed, walls plastered, reveals of windows\/doors\/pillars finished, floors screeded, coping & drainage around building put in, railings installed, and classroom furniture built.","dates":{"dateRange":{"0":-2082844800,"1":1748542615}},"fileDate":"2025-05-29T11:26:14.629Z","title":"Week_8"},{"path":"Week_9","counters":{"total":21,"images":8,"files":21,"videos":13},"thumb":{"path":"Week_9\/thumbs\/2025-05-30-11-47-02.jpg","width":274,"height":154},"thumbCaption":"

Week_9<\/h3>
May 30-June 5: Railings installed and finished, veranda screeded, final painting of classroom furniture, white washing inside & out, painting starts in classrooms. 40 fruit trees planted.<\/div>","name":"Week_9","comment":"May 30-June 5: Railings installed and finished, veranda screeded, final painting of classroom furniture, white washing inside & out, painting starts in classrooms. 40 fruit trees planted.","dates":{"dateRange":{"0":-2082844800,"1":1749327699}},"fileDate":"2025-06-17T18:25:33.900Z","title":"Week_9"},{"path":"Week_10","counters":{"total":8,"images":4,"files":8,"videos":4},"thumb":{"path":"Week_10\/thumbs\/2025-06-08-11-20-07.jpg","width":274,"height":137},"thumbCaption":"

Week_10<\/h3>
June 6-8: School construction completed -- 2 months and 4 days after begun!!!<\/div>","name":"Week_10","comment":"June 6-8: School construction completed -- 2 months and 4 days after begun!!!","dates":{"dateRange":{"0":-2082844800,"1":1749412872}},"fileDate":"2025-06-17T18:45:59.672Z","title":"Week_10"},{"path":"Library","counters":{"total":70,"images":32,"files":70,"videos":38},"thumb":{"path":"Library\/thumbs\/2025-09-24-10-59-28.jpg","width":274,"height":154},"thumbCaption":"

Library<\/h3>
Special project to renovate an existing building, to be safe and usable as a library, and add solar lighting -- important additions for the school community (Sept. 7-30, 2025).<\/div>","name":"Library","comment":"Special project to renovate an existing building, to be safe and usable as a library, and add solar lighting -- important additions for the school community (Sept. 7-30, 2025).","dates":{"dateRange":{"0":-2082844800,"1":1759261863}},"fileDate":"2025-09-30T16:38:41.452Z","title":"Library"},{"path":"Opening_Celebration","counters":{"total":9,"images":7,"files":9,"videos":2},"thumb":{"path":"Opening_Celebration\/thumbs\/Ken%20and%20Clinton%20at%20head%20of%20procession.jpg","width":274,"height":183},"thumbCaption":"

Opening Celebration<\/h3>
October 22, 2025: We join in as the community gathers, sings, dances, and dignitaries give speeches to celebrate the opening of the new school building & library.<\/div>","name":"Opening_Celebration","comment":"October 22, 2025: We join in as the community gathers, sings, dances, and dignitaries give speeches to celebrate the opening of the new school building & library.","dates":{"dateRange":{"0":1761152343,"1":1767125199}},"fileDate":"2025-12-30T12:10:27.285Z","title":"Opening Celebration"}],"counters":{"total":16,"images":3,"folders":12,"files":4,"videos":1},"thumb":{"path":"thumbs\/west-africa-political-map.jpg","width":274,"height":213},"name":"Koromasilaia","comment":"
In a small, rural, way up-country community -- in one of the world's poorest nations.
Day-by-day photos and videos show the process and progress, start to finish.
(Work started on April 3, 2025 and was completed in 2 months & 4 days, on June 8, 2025!! A library building was added in September and I traveled there in October for the community celebration of the new school).<\/font><\/small>","dates":{"dateRange":{"0":1744437422,"1":1767125199}},"fileDate":"2025-12-30T09:26:35.28Z","title":"Koromasilaia, Sierra Leone:
Watch as a new school is built"}