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Farm Relief Services (FRS) Network has donated 200 of its computers to 19 schools across the country.
The computers were made redundant to the company when many employees moved to work from home during the COVID-19 lockdowns. As employees now worked on laptops, there was no more need for the computers.
The FRS Network IT team decided against selling the laptops and instead approached management with the idea to donate them to schools.
The IT team took it upon themselves to bring the computers up to speed
Management agreed to the proposal and also decided to fund all the peripheral material in order to maximise the resources for schools.
The IT team took it upon themselves to bring the computers up to speed by replacing old hard discs and installing Windows 10. All the computers were also equipped with a monitor, keyboard and mouse and were WiFi enabled.
The computers were then delivered to schools between September 2021 to January 2022.
Making a difference
The computer donations will be hugely beneficial to enhance student’s learning. Noreen Sheridan principal of Terryglass National School says: “Access to technology is very beneficial for children to enhance learning and prepare them for an ever-advancing technological world.”
It will make such an incredible difference
The donation will also enable more accessible learning. Principal of Castletown National School in Portlaoise Jemma Lynch says: “It will make such an incredible difference to the learning opportunities we can provide for our pupils. Each of our senior classrooms will have at least one computer to work on and we are also installing one in our senior class for children with autism.”
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