Koroit

Jan 11th:43 degrees. Waited until mid afternoon to visit St. Patrick’s School Koroit, where I will be working. Walked up and down the main street and could not believe the number of Irish connections from Mc Nally's Garage to Mickey Burke's Pub.They even hace a statue of a Spud Picker to commemorate the Irish connection. Koroit has taken over the Irish. Went to the school to check that the carpet was replaced in Rooms 1 and 2. The workmen were just finishing up when I got there. School is a lovely new building built in 1996. There was a ‘seanscoil’ out the back which was used as an art room. Admin area (Offices, staff room, teachers’ workroom, sick bay, assembly hall) to the front and most classrooms were to the back. Area cordoned off in play area for a just-started building project. Out of the frying pan and into the fire! Plenty of space, in particular the admin areas, considering that there are only 141 pupils in the school. The school was across the road from the church, but this was not open. Did not call to see Fr. Bill as it was his day off.