Heideveld Primary opened a library named for a retired principal
The Cape Town school celebrated the Rosdien Desai Legacy Library on October 22, with classes set to split time between books and computers.
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Heideveld Primary celebrated the opening of the Rosdien Desai Legacy Library on Thursday, October 22. Athlone News reported the event the next day. The library is named for the school's retired principal.
Principal Colleen Bouah said library periods will rotate with the computer lab. Classes of about 40 will be split into groups of about 20 so pupils can actually use the room. A partner company appointed a library assistant and trained that person for the work. Shelley de Wet of The Bookery, which helps schools build libraries, called the room a tribute to 40 years and more than a collection of books.
The school is in its sixth year. The opening is the start of those library periods. It is not a reading-score result.
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Heideveld Primary in Cape Town opened a library named for Rosdien Desai, a retired principal. The celebration was on October 22, 2026. Principal Colleen Bouah said library time will rotate with the computer lab, and classes of about 40 will split into groups of about 20. A partner company hired and trained a library assistant. Shelley de Wet of The Bookery said the room is more than a shelf of books. The school is in its sixth year. The news is that the library is open, not a score for how many books each child will read.
- Why would a school name a library for someone who used to lead it?
- What is one reason to split a big class into smaller groups in a library?
- What would you want on the shelf if your class opened a new library?
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