Car dealership puts Kelsall pupils on fast track to learning

Jun 6 2008 by Rebecca Edwards, Chester Chronicle

PUPILS of Kelsall Primary School are learning in the ‘fast lane’ thanks to a generous donation of computer equipment from a car dealership.

Children have been given 12 LCD flat-screen monitors and a number of keyboards and mice to update the school’s computer equipment.

The UK’s largest and longest-established Alfa Romeo dealership, Mangoletsi, handed over IT equipment to the school after it updated its computer system as part of a £500,000 refurbishment.

Also, in a bid to raise funds for Kelsall pre-school, Mangoletsi has donated more flat-screen monitors for the pre-school to sell at its summer fair.

Business development manager for Mangoletsi, Julian Stockton, whose two children attend Kelsall Primary School, said: “I noticed the school was using the old-style bulky CRT monitors in the classrooms. It seemed the perfect solution to donate our monitors when we had an IT upgrade.

“The new flat-screen monitors will give children a lot more space on desks and there will be at least one monitor in each classroom.”

Headteacher Stephen Williams said: “I am delighted with Mangoletsi’s generosity and the donation improves our pupils’ already excellent IT facilities, so it is greatly appreciated by everyone at the school.”