Chester Community Charter School Provides Students 1,400 New Laptops

As part of a continuing mission to offer the finest education possible, Vahan and Danielle Gureghian of Chester Community Charter School (CCCS) will be providing students in grades three through eight the educational advantage of their very own laptop.

The Gureghians’ purchase of 1,400 laptops represents the largest contribution of Nicholas Negroponte’s XO Laptops within the U.S. The XO laptops are the cornerstone of Negroponte’s worldwide One Laptop Per Child program, a nonprofit organization that is likewise committed to children’s education. CCCS students will use their new laptops in school.

“Our students are being given the opportunity to have access to technological tools that are not only helpful but necessary in today’s educational environment,” said CCCS CEO Steve Lee. “The learning potential of our students is limitless and will continue to break new ground, especially with the assistance of these new laptops.

“CCCS is one of the nation’s largest and most successful charter schools, committed to providing superior educational opportunities for our students,” Lee continued. “This initiative, and many others like it that CCCS has implemented over the years, proves the value of finding and supporting alternatives to traditional public school education.”

By December 10, 2008, 325 XO laptops will be available for CCCS middle school students, with the remaining arriving within the following weeks.