A school located in the Australian suburb of Canterbury has hit the news this week, after it was revealed that children are to be taught in a renovated storage container for the foreseeable future.

Located within the south west of Canterbury, approximately 11km away from Sydney, Longbeach School have employed this innovative idea in a bid to address overcrowding issues within the institution. The move comes after their application for another purpose built classroom was rejected by the Ministry of Education and the school had to move quickly to resolve their very immediate problems.

For the fifteen months before the container was brought in, children were been taught within the school library, which although this was far from ideal, did represent an area where an element of teaching could take place. Since this move, parents have understandably voiced their concerns over the teaching facilities within the school, and have made their feelings known to the Ministry of Education to no avail.

However, the renovated storage container has been a blessing to all concerned within the school. It’s implementation and rejuvenation was completed in a very timely manner, and the children now have a designated area where they can be taught.

Although this cannot represent a permanent solution to the overcrowding problems which plague Longbeach School, both staff and parents agree that in terms of providing a safe and effective place for learning, then the container represents the ideal structure at this time.

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