St Mary's RC Primary School

We do enjoy a visit to the seaside, so when St Mary's asked for our help to build a reading for pleasure library we were happy to oblige.

Two very motivated English leads had been planning how to get a library built for nearly a year, and when they heard about ABC and the work we had done in other schools they decided to get in touch.

The school already had a library, but it was bland, unwelcoming and not really used. But we could see the potential to make a real difference.

With the support of the school team, ABC delivered an assembly to the children asking them what they wanted from their library and they voted for a magical woodland theme - a new one to the charity and an exciting choice! 

Our design team got to work and the result is a completely immersive Woodland of Wonders with artwork containing magical toadstools, fireflies, fairy houses and mystical castles. We echoed the artwork with zoned carpet areas and a raised structure for the children to sit on under an ivy covered arch.

It really is unrecognisable from the room it was before and is one of the biggest immersive transformations we have completed.

The children love their new room, and we hope they enjoy reading and stories in there for many years to come.