School needs emergency enlargement

A Geneva primary school needs urgent expansion to accommodate hundreds of new kids.

The school, close to the airport in Meyrin, already has 225 students, which is a 135% rise in the last ten years. And more are coming.

The area is booming. A new neighbourhood called ‘Sapin-Joinville’ has been built by private developers – but with no coordination with local authorities. 

Also, there’s a move to change what were office buildings into accommodation in the area.

The local council has green-lit an extra CHF 8.5m to make nine new classrooms.

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