A $10,000 donation from Yancoal’s Ashton Coal mine community support program has helped fund the installation of a new ducted air-conditioning system for three classrooms at Singleton Heights Pre-School.
“We recognised the need to upgrade our ducted air conditioning a while ago with students and teachers not feeling adequate air flow and parts of the classroom being cold and some parts were hot,” Singleton Heights Pre-School director Neisha Dean said.
“Research has shown that a hot classroom can affect academic performance and concentration levels so we are thankful our children can now enjoy a consistent and controlled temperature.
“The newly installed air conditioning will allow the teachers to regulate the temperature level in their classrooms and help students focus and improve learning opportunities.”
Ashton Coal operations manager Michael Bartlett said Yancoal has supported Singleton Heights Pre-School for several years and the operation was proud to contribute to the funding of the new ducted air conditioning system.
“All children and students deserve a comfortable, clean and healthy classroom, giving them the best possible environment to learn,” he said.
“We hope the teachers and students are enjoying the new heating and cooling system and have a great rest of the year.”
Singleton Heights Pre-School is located in New South Wales and has been operating for over 35 years. It’s a community-owned, volunteer-managed, and non-for-profit pre-school that teaches 80 children aged between 3–6 years per day.
The Ashton Coal community support program runs annually and aims to make a positive difference in the local community and to the lives of the people who work and live in the Hunter Valley.
Yancoal has also recently made sizeable donations through its Premier coal mine’s community support program and the Mount Thorley Warkworth operation’s community support program.
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