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Good afternoon, members of the Green Forest Golf & Country Club, ladies and gentlemen. On behalf of the Parker Education Research Company, it is my pleasure to present you with the (1) of our feasibility study and recommendations for the facilities of the new private school that you are considering having built in Green Forest.

First, the green light - our feasibility study. It shows that building the school (2) - it would be a good investment. May I briefly explain how we came to this conclusion, how we conducted our study. There are just over 7,500 households in Green Forest, and a population of 31,000. If you look at the graph on the screen, you will see that the (3) of these households last year was 83 thousand pounds a year, which is far above the national average of 41 thousand pounds. We did a random survey of 10 percent of the 3,200 families with a (4) of over 50 thousand, and found that they had an average of zero point 33 children between the ages of 8 and 12 - the age of local children who would be most likely to attend the school, which, if the project is approved, will open in two years’ time. So, this means there are about one thousand children in Green Forest who will be of the (5), and with parents who could probably afford it, to attend the proposed new private school. After explaining the concept, we found that just over one third of these parents are very enthusiastic about sending their children to the type of school that you have in mind. The rest were not sure, or completely satisfied with the (6).

We did not do a survey in the two nearby towns, but seeing that they also have a high percentage of quite wealthy people, roughly the same demographics, and have no nearby top-class schools to which to send their children, we are (7) that at least fifty, probably near one hundred, pupils could be attracted from these towns as students when the school opens.

This means there are at least 300 local students whose parents would be very keen on sending them to the proposed new school. This would be enough to make the school break even in the (8). As new classrooms and other facilities were added in the second and third years, especially two residences, one for male and one for female students from elsewhere in the country and overseas, then the economic prospects look even better.

I mentioned facilities. And I know you have been (9) this a lot among yourselves. Our survey shows that there are several essential facilities that almost all the people we questioned would require before sending their children there. I will not list them in any (10). They are all seen to be very important.

The first is a good language lab. Very few of the parents we spoke to are fluent in a foreign language, and do not want their children to be the same. It seems most of them mentioned the word “globalization”, and see the importance of (11). And not just French and other European languages: many of them mentioned Chinese.

Another essential is good sports facilities, including an Olympic-size indoor swimming pool and a well-equipped gym. A lot of the parents were overweight - I guess they don’t want their kids to get in the same way. Two multiple-use pitches: one for rugby and soccer, the other for field hockey and athletics, would be required. (12), the land for these would not be a problem, as the governors and members of this golf and country club have agreed that the golf practice range is far bigger than needed, and part of it could be used for these outdoor sports. In addition, the (13) is ideal, right next to the proposed site of the school itself.

Another, and very obvious requirement, is that the school have a state-of-the-art computer studies center. It would not have to be big enough to accommodate more than, say, 10 percent, of the students at any one time, because virtually all of them have their own computers at home. “But no (14), unless they are educational,” was a frequent response to the computer studies question. I know that several of you work for large computer companies, so maybe you could use your influence to keep costs down and quality high.

A cafeteria. Interestingly enough, one thing some people mentioned - perhaps it’s a bit early to worry about this - was that they would not want their children to have access to (15).

Other things, all of which are seen as essential and that we have included in the budget, are a good-sized main hall, with a large stage for school drama productions, and good facilities for music - pianos, everything for a school orchestra, all the things many of the parents didn’t have when they were young.