MIE School 2011

left wall

right wall

front of school
right wall

front of school

left wall
 room partition
chalkboard

left wall

veranda

front of school
right wall
removed
depressed
area
in concrete
in veranda
 veranda

Make this depressed area in

the concrete approximately 2.5
feet x 2.5 feet square and
depressed by 2 inches. This is a Make a canal from the depressed
place for playing with paint, area to the edge of the concrete
which can be washed away foundation to allow water inside the
easily. Use a wooden board to depressed area to flow out freely.
make this depressed area.
Placement of the 12 PVC segments in concrete to support the “frame” bamboo poles
All measurements are from the center of the PVC segments

14 inches 14 inches 14 inches

2 inches off-
midline of
12 inches 16 inches
house

midline of house
veranda

front of
school 16 feet
14 inches 14 inches

depressed
area in
concrete 2 inches off-
16 inches 12 inches
midline of
house
14 inches 14 inches 14 inches

5 feet 17 feet
Placement of the grooves in concrete to support the “wall” bamboo poles
These grooves (in yellow) should be 1.5 inches wide and 1.5 inches deep

12 inches 12 inches

10 inches 14 inches

midline of house
veranda

front of
school 16 feet
12 inches 12 inches

depressed
area in
concrete
14 inches 10 inches

12 inches 12 inches

5 feet 17 feet
Placement of the grooves in concrete to support wall partitions and easels
All measurements are from the center of the poles

midline of house
veranda
grooves in concrete
1 inch wide, 3 inches deep

front of
school 16 feet

depressed
area in
concrete

5 feet 17 feet
Placement of the holes in concrete into which thin bamboo poles can be inserted
to reinforce the wall partitions and easels

midline of house
veranda
holes in concrete
1 inch diameter, 3 inches deep

front of
school 16 feet

depressed
area in
concrete

5 feet 17 feet
Placement of the holes in concrete into which thin bamboo poles can be inserted
to create frame of fence for the veranda

midline of house
veranda
holes in concrete
1 inch diameter, 3 inches deep

front of
school 16 feet

depressed
area in
concrete

5 feet 17 feet
Placement of large hooks whose base should be imbedded in the concrete in the
perimeter of the concrete, with their “eyes” exposed and protruding above the surface of the concrete.
Useful for tying down tarps.

midline of house
veranda
holes in concrete
1 inch diameter, 3 inches deep

front of
school 16 feet

depressed
area in
concrete

5 feet 17 feet
 Insert a PVC segment that is
approximately 1 inch in diameter
larger than the bamboo pole for Make sure that the
the frame of the school into the PVC segments point
concrete foundation, a few minutes straight up. Use a
after the concrete is poured. This “builder’s level” to do PVC segment is 14
should be done for each of the 12 this. inches in height. 10
large “frame” bamboo poles. inches of it should
be buried in the
concrete
foundation.

Drill a small hole in

the center of the
at least 12 inches deep

10 inches PVC cap to allow

PVC segment buried in any moisture to
cap at concrete, 4
inches protrude
flow away from the
bottom of
above concrete. bamboo.
PVC segment
2 inches of space
between bottom of PVC
cap and bottom of
concrete.
concrete foundation
Pour sand to fill 2 inches of
depth in PVC segment in
each of the 12 PVC
segments.
Insert one of the
“frame” bamboo
poles into the PVC
segment.

The bamboo pole

should rest on the
2 inch layer of
sand.

2 inches layer of sand.

After inserting a
bamboo pole, pour
more sand into the
PVC segments until
the sand reaches
the top of the PVC
segments. This
step will stabilize
the “frame”
bamboo poles.

It may be helpful
to shake (rock back
and forth) the
poles as they are
filled with sand.
Do this for each of
the 12 “frame”
bamboo poles.
Then build the rest of the MIE school
frame and roof.